Light In August
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Condition: Good to fair. Paperback. Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription.
Light in August stands as one of William Faulkner's most powerful and complex novels, a masterwork of Southern Gothic literature set in the fictional Yoknapatawpha County, Mississippi. The narrative chronicles the intertwined fates of Joe Christmas, a man of ambiguous racial identity tormented by society's rigid boundaries, and Lena Grove, a young pregnant woman journeying across the South in search of the father of her child. Faulkner constructs the story with his signature stream-of-consciousness technique, weaving together non-linear timelines, flashbacks, and multiple perspectives to uncover the deep-seated racial prejudice, religious fanaticism, and social hypocrisy of the American South. The novel's tone is at once brooding and lyrical, capturing the brutal weight of history on individual lives with devastating precision. Published in 1932, it remains a cornerstone of American literature and a searing examination of identity, violence, and community.
Author: William Faulkner
Format: Paperback
Genre: Classic fiction
Condition remarks:
Condition: Good to fair. Paperback. Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription.
Light in August stands as one of William Faulkner's most powerful and complex novels, a masterwork of Southern Gothic literature set in the fictional Yoknapatawpha County, Mississippi. The narrative chronicles the intertwined fates of Joe Christmas, a man of ambiguous racial identity tormented by society's rigid boundaries, and Lena Grove, a young pregnant woman journeying across the South in search of the father of her child. Faulkner constructs the story with his signature stream-of-consciousness technique, weaving together non-linear timelines, flashbacks, and multiple perspectives to uncover the deep-seated racial prejudice, religious fanaticism, and social hypocrisy of the American South. The novel's tone is at once brooding and lyrical, capturing the brutal weight of history on individual lives with devastating precision. Published in 1932, it remains a cornerstone of American literature and a searing examination of identity, violence, and community.