Absalom, Absalom! (1936)
0.2147Canon Score · ranked #70 all time
Aggregated from 5 of 14 authoritative lists, weighted by authority and adjusted for each list's scope and age. How scoring works →
About the book
The story of Thomas Sutpen, an enigmatic stranger who came to Jefferson in the early 1830s to wrest his mansion out of the muddy bottoms of the north Mississippi wilderness. He was a man, Faulkner said, "who wanted sons and the sons destroyed him."
Why it ranks #70
Every list on which Absalom, Absalom! appears, with its position as published.
| List | Authority | Position |
|---|---|---|
| The Novel 100 (Burt) | Editorial list | #17 / 100 |
| OCLC/WorldCat Top 500 Novels (2019) | Editorial list | #219 / 500 |
| Bokklubben World Library (2002) | Major international poll | Selected |
| 1001 Books You Must Read (union) | Critics' canon | Selected |
| Bloom, The Western Canon (1994) | Editorial list | Selected |