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The Unvanquished is a novel by American author William Faulkner that was first published in 1938
. It is a fictional account of the Civil War and Reconstruction as experienced by Bayard Sartoris, a member of the Sartoris family who feature as main characters in Faulkner’s earlier novel, Sartoris. The Unvanquished is notable for its experimental narrative structure, which is a series of interconnected short stories, and for its exploration of themes of race, class, and gender.Read the full book summary, an in-depth character analysis of Bayard, and explanations of important quotes from The Unvanquished.
