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| Author | William Faulkner |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Series | Snopes trilogy |
| Publisher | Random House |
Publication date | 1959 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print (Hardback & Paperback) |
| Pages | 452 |
| ISBN | 0-394-70282-4 |
| OCLC | 2572834 |
| Preceded by | The Town |
| Followed by | The Reivers |
The Mansion is a novel by the American author William Faulkner, published in 1959. It is the last in a trilogy of books about the fictional Snopes family of Mississippi, following The Hamlet and The Town.
The Mansion completes Faulkner’s trilogy of novels about the fictional Snopes family in the fictional county of Yoknapatawpha, Mississippi. The trilogy also includes The Hamlet and The Town. Beginning with the murder of Jack Houston, and ending with the murder of Flem Snopes, it traces the downfall of this post-bellum family, who managed to seize control of the town of Jefferson within a generation.
The novel charts the downfall of Flem Snopes at the hands of his relative Mink Snopes, in part aided by Flem's deaf Spanish-Civil-War-veteran daughter, Linda Snopes. It falls into three parts: 'Mink', 'Linda', and 'Flem'. Three narrators tell the story: Gavin Stevens, V.K. Ratliff, and Charles (Chick) Mallison.[1]