β Scribed by Faulkner, William
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
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Paperback, 512 pages
Published 1932
First Vintage International (1990), eBook (2011)
Modern Library 100 Best Novels (1900-1998)
Radcliffe's 100 Best English Novels
Time's List of the 100 Best Novels
"Read, read, read. Read everything--trash, classics, good and bad, and see how they do it. Just like a carpenter who works as an apprentice and studies the master. Read! You'll absorb it. Then write. If it is good, you'll find out. If it's not, throw it out the window." --William Faulkner
Light in August, a novel about hopeful perseverance in the face of mortality, features some of Faulkner's most memorable characters: guileless, dauntless Lena Grove, in search of the father of her unborn child; Reverend Gail Hightower, who is plagued by visions of Confederate horsemen; and Joe Christmas, a desperate, enigmatic drifter consumed by his mixed ancestry.
Light in August, a novel that contrasts stark tragedy with hopeful perseverance in the face of mortality, which features some of Faulknerβs most memorable characters: guileless, dauntless Lena Grove, in search of the father of her unborn child; Reverend Gail Hightower, a lonely outcast haunted by visions of Confederate glory; and Joe Christmas, a desperate, enigmatic drifter consumed by his mixed ancestry. { Oct 2020 - Verified ebook for complete book description, cover, table of contents, content separation, and epub format error checking. }
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