Literature > Family Drama
Absalom, Absalom!
by William Faulkner
It tells the story of Thomas Sutpen and his ruthless, single-minded attempt to forge a dynasty in Jefferson, Mississippi, in 1830. Although his grand design is ultimately destroyed by his own sons, a century later the figure of Sutpen continues to haunt young Quentin Compson, who is obsessed with his family legacy and that of the Old South.
Year: 1936
Genre: Family Drama, Southern Gothic
As I Lay Dying
by William Faulkner
At the heart of this 1930 novel is the Bundren family's bizarre journey to Jefferson to bury Addie, their wife and mother. Faulkner lets each family member -- including Addie -- and others along the way tell their private responses to Addie's life.
Year: 1930
Genre: 1920s, Family Drama, Southern Gothic
Bright, Precious Days
by Jay McInerney
This unforgettable New York story of glamour, sex, ambition, and heartbreak begins in the heady days before the financial crash. But beneath the glossy surfaces, things are simmering. The third book in McInerney's celebrated Calloway trilogy, Bright, Precious Days is an aching, extraordinary portrait of a marriage during a period of dizzying change.
Year: 2016
Genre: Domestic Suspense, Family Drama
Brightness Falls
by Jay McInerney
As he maps the fault lines spreading through the marriage of Russell and Corrine Calloway and chronicles Russell's wildly ambitious scheme to seize control of the publishing house at which he works, Jay McInerney creates an elegy for New York in the 1980s. From the literary chimeras and corporate raiders to those dispossessed by the pandemonium of money and power, Brightness Falls captures a rash era at its moment of reckoning and gives reality back to a time that now seems decidedly unreal.
Year: 1992
Genre: 1980s, Domestic Suspense, Family Drama
Collected Stories
by William Faulkner
This magisterial collection of short works by Nobel Prize-winning author William Faulkner reminds readers of his ability to compress his epic vision into narratives as hard and wounding as bullets. Among the 42 selections in this book are such classics as "A Bear Hunt, " "A Rose for Emily, " Two Soldiers, " and "The Brooch."
Year: 1930
Genre: Family Drama, Southern Gothic
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| Own | Read | Rating | Wish | Year | Title | Author | Series | Genres & Tags | |||||||
| -- | -- | -- | -- | 1936 | Absalom, Absalom! | William Faulkner | Family Drama, Southern Gothic | ||||||||
| -- | -- | -- | -- | 1930 | As I Lay Dying | William Faulkner | 1920s, Family Drama, Southern Gothic | ||||||||
| -- | -- | -- | -- | 2016 | Bright, Precious Days | Jay McInerney | Calloway Trilogy | Domestic Suspense, Family Drama | |||||||
| -- | -- | -- | -- | 1992 | Brightness Falls | Jay McInerney | Calloway Trilogy | 1980s, Domestic Suspense, Family Drama | |||||||
| -- | -- | -- | -- | 1930 | Collected Stories | William Faulkner | Family Drama, Southern Gothic | ||||||||
| -- | -- | -- | -- | 1949 | Death of a Salesman | Arthur Miller | Family Drama | ||||||||
| -- | -- | -- | -- | 1932 | Light in August | William Faulkner | Family Drama, Southern Gothic | ||||||||
| -- | -- | -- | -- | 1965 | The Fortunate Pilgrim | Mario Puzo | Family Drama | ||||||||
| -- | -- | -- | -- | 2006 | The Good Life | Jay McInerney | Calloway Trilogy | Domestic Suspense, Family Drama, Sept11 | |||||||
| -- | -- | -- | -- | 1929 | The Sound and the Fury | William Faulkner | 1920s, Family Drama, Southern Gothic | ||||||||
