William Faulkner

Intruder In The Dust (eBook, ePUB)

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Produktbeschreibung

"Intruder in the Dust" is a compelling novel penned by renowned American author William Faulkner. Set in the fictional Yoknapatawpha County, Mississippi, the story follows the gripping tale of Lucas Beauchamp, a proud and defiant African-American man accused of murder. The narrative unfolds through the eyes of Charles Mallison, one of the young white boy, and his uncle Gavin Stevens, a lawyer. When Lucas is wrongfully charged with killing a white man, Charles and Gavin take it upon themselves to unravel the truth and ensure justice prevails. Their quest for the truth leads them to confront racial prejudices, social tensions, and the weight of history in the racially divided South. Faulkner's writing brilliantly captures the complexities of race relations and the dynamics of a society grappling with its past. He highlights the struggles of African Americans in the post-World War II era and sheds light on the enduring legacy of slavery and discrimination. The plot has so many twists and turns that can engage a reader. "Intruder in the Dust" is a profound exploration of morality, integrity, and the human conscience.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Double 9 Books
• Erscheinungstermin: 3. Januar 2025
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9789359398259
• Artikelnr.: 73569223

Autorenporträt

Born in 1897 in New Albany, Mississippi, William Faulkner was the son of a family proud of their prominent role in the history of the south. He grew up in Oxford, Mississippi, and left high school at fifteen to work in his grandfather's bank. Rejected by the US military in 1915, he joined the Canadian flyers with the RAF, but was still in training when the war ended. Returning home, he studied at the University of Mississippi and visited Europe briefly in 1925. His first poem was published in The New Republic in 1919. His first book of verse and early novels followed, but his major work began with the publication of The Sound and the Fury in 1929. As I Lay Dying (1930), Sanctuary (1931), Light in August (1932), Absalom, Absalom! (1936) and The Wild Palms (1939) are the key works of his great creative period leading up to Intruder in the Dust (1948). During the 1930s, he worked in Hollywood on film scripts, notably The Blue Lamp, co-written with Raymond Chandler. William Faulkner was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1949 and the Pulitzer Prize for The Reivers just before his death in July 1962.