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The annotation to Go Down, Moses illuminate family relationships, chronology, narrative voice, and the complexities of racial identity in the novel. The full breadth of the novel is explored in the commentary, from Indian history and traditions to an overview of the logging industry in Mississippi. The volume also shows textual variations between the 1942 Random House edition and the 1990 Vintage International text. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.


Book Description
Faulkner examines the changing relationship of black to white and of man to the land, and weaves a complex work that is rich in understanding of the human condition.


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Faulkner examines the changing relationship of black to white and of man to the land, and weaves a complex work that is rich in understanding of the human condition.

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Faulkner examines the changing relationship of black to white and of man to the land, and weaves a complex work that is rich in understanding of the human condition.

FROM THE CRITICS

Warren

"For all the range of effect, philosophical weight, originality of style, variety of characterization, humor, and tragic intensity [Faulkner's works] are without equal in our time and country." --Robert Penn Warren

Wilson

"Faulkner￯﾿ﾽ belongs to the full-dressed post-Flaubert group of Conrad, Joyce, and Proust." --Edmund Wilson

Ellison