Light in August
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Faulkner, William
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Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group , 2011.
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Selected by the Modern Library as one of the 100 best novels of all timeFrom the Modern Library’s new set of beautifully repackaged hardcover classics by William Faulkner—also available are Snopes, As I Lay Dying, The Sound and the Fury, Absalom, Absalom!, and Selected Short StoriesOne of William Faulkner’s most admired and accessible novels, Light in August reveals the great American author at the height of his powers. Lena Grove’s resolute search for the father of her unborn child begets a rich, poignant, and ultimately hopeful story of perseverance in the face of mortality. It also acquaints us with several of Faulkner’s most unforgettable characters, including the Reverend Gail Hightower, plagued by visions of Confederate horsemen, and Joe Christmas, a ragged, itinerant soul obsessed with his mixed-race ancestry. Powerfully entwining these characters’ stories, Light in August brings to life Faulkner’s imaginary South, one of literature’s great invented landscapes, in all of its unerringly fascinating glory. Along with a new Foreword by C. E. Morgan, this edition reproduces the corrected text of Light in August as established in 1985 by Faulkner expert Noel Polk.

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eBook, Kindle
Street Date
05/18/2011
Language
English
ISBN
9780307792174
Subjects
Classic Literature
Fiction
Literature

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Published Reviews

Publisher's Weekly Review

Narrator Will Patton delivers a compelling performance in this audio version of Faulkner's classic novel of tangled racial and sexual relations in the American South that traces the stories of pregnant Lena Grove, searching for the father of her unborn child; a bootlegger named Joe Christmas; and the Rev. Gail Hightower. Capturing the spirit of the text, Patton's narration is expertly paced, rich, and hypnotic. He ably handles the tricky cadence of Faulkner's prose-and the racial slurs that riddle the story-narrating with a honeyed drawl that is undercut by brutal frankness. There are a few moments when Patton overacts and fails to allow the author's words to take center stage. However, Faulkner fans will likely overlook what amounts to a minor flaw in this otherwise enjoyable listen. A Random House /Vintage International paperback. (Aug.) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved.

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Citations

APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Faulkner, W. (2011). Light in August . Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Faulkner, William. 2011. Light in August. Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Faulkner, William. Light in August Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, 2011.

Harvard Citation (style guide)

Faulkner, W. (2011). Light in august. Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Faulkner, William. Light in August Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, 2011.

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