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For those who have had trouble wading through Absalom, Absalom by William Faulkner, truly one of the great Southern writers (even Nancy can't dispute his lineage), folks at the University of Virginia have created this helpful site. Chapter by chapter, it pulls apart the novel's narrative threads and reassembles them into a single timeline.
And here's another site for all things Faulkner, courtesy of Ole Miss.
Dave Rosenthal came to The Baltimore Sun as a business reporter in 1987 and now is the Maryland Editor. He reads a wide range of books (but never as many as he'd like), usually alternating between non-fiction and fiction. Some all-time favorites: A Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole; Wind, Sand and Stars by Antoine de Saint-Exupery; and anything by Calvin Trillin or John McPhee. He belongs to a book club with a Jewish theme. 
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All you need to know about the macabre master including Poe-themed events, photos, video and a trivia quiz.
Comments
Good Heavens! Back in the day, college students were required to read Faulkner. Did that man have THE LONGEST sentences or what???
Posted by: Eve | August 14, 2008 4:30 PM
Eve,
A period piece without periods?
Posted by: Aaron K | August 15, 2008 1:57 AM
When someone asked him "Why the long sentences?", Faulkner replied (more or less) "I was trying to put the past and future into every sentence that I wrote, in addition to the present." So that's why his sentences are so long. He just has a lot to say.
Posted by: CaptPoco | September 28, 2009 6:45 PM