Is the Quentin Compson in this the same as the one in The Sound and the Fury?

Laduke Ely Yes, he is. Pretty sure Faulkner has a few more characters that appear and reappear throughout the Yoknapatawpha novels.

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Jeffrey Yes, and his college roommate Shreve is also in The Sound and the Fury.

Tami Yes he is - read Absalom first then the Sound and the Fury

Claudia I've had the same question. I'm not so sure either.

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