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Character · Yoknapatawpha County · 2 books

Quentin Compson

Haunted Compson son · William Faulkner

Quentin Compson is the sensitive, tormented eldest son of the Compson family.

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Character facts

First appearance
The Sound and the Fury (1929)
Latest appearance
Absalom, Absalom! (1936)
Books
2 (2 as lead)
Series
Yoknapatawpha
Author
William Faulkner
Circle
Yoknapatawpha County

Where to meet Quentin Compson

Quentin Compson first appears in The Sound and the Fury (1929), as the lead, book 2 of the Yoknapatawpha series.

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Every book with Quentin Compson

In publication order, with the size of their role in each.

  1. 1929LThe Sound and the Furylead · YoknapatawphaBuy
  2. 1936LAbsalom, Absalom!lead · YoknapatawphaBuy