The French architect lends an air of mystery to Thomas Sutpen’s past. Sutpen somehow forced the French architect to travel to Mississippi to design his mansion at Sutpen’s Hundred without pay. The architect later flees, and General Compson is present for the ensuing manhunt. He recounts the tale to his son, Mr. Compson, who later tells the story to his own son, Quentin.
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The French Architect Character Timeline in Absalom, Absalom!
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Chapter 2
...after, he leaves town and returns with a man with a “harried Latin face,” an architect he’s hired to build the house who apparently comes from Martinique. The man survives on...
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Chapter 7
...tell another story about Sutpen, which picks up during Sutpen’s second year in Mississippi. The architect Sutpen hired to design his mansion tried to escape. Sutpen alerted Quentin’s Grandfather and some...
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