You can't understand it. You would have to be born there.

William Faulkner

Absalom, Absalom!

On the South.

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Topic

American South

Author

William Faulkner

Source

Absalom, Absalom!

Medium

Novel

Genre

Southern Gothic

Language

English

Time

1936 1930s 20th century

Occupation

Novelist Writer

From

United States

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Faulkner, William. Absalom, Absalom! Chelsea House Publishers, 1987, p. 85.

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He spoke with a certain what-is-it in his voice, and I could see that, if not actually disgruntled, he was far from being gruntled.

P.G. Wodehouse

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Source
The Code of the Woosters
Medium
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Language
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Time
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Citation

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