William Faulkner

Light In August (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

"Light in August" is a captivating novel written by the acclaimed American author William Faulkner. This collection of stories by William Faulkner where he attempts to compile many of his classic thoughts consolidated in a single draft and offer them at an affordable price so that everyone can read them. some stories are interesting and amazing, while other softly creep up on you and pull you in. The plot has so many twists and turns that can engage a reader. This book has been deemed a classic and has been a great collection of ideas that are comprehended into a single draft to read by readers of several age groups. Set in the fictional Yoknapatawpha County, Mississippi, the story weaves together the lives of several characters, each grappling with their own complex pasts and identities. At the center of the narrative is Joe Christmas, a mysterious and enigmatic young man of mixed race, who struggles with his racial heritage and the burden of his past. His journey intertwines with those of Lena Grove, a pregnant young woman searching for the father of her child, and Reverend Gail Hightower, a disgraced former minister haunted by secrets.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Double 9 Books
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. Januar 2025
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9789359398266
• Artikelnr.: 73570207

Autorenporträt

William Faulkner was born in New Albany, Mississippi, on September 25, 1897. He published his first book, The Marble Faun (a collection of poems), in 1924, and his first novel, Soldier's Pay, in 1926. In 1949, having written such works as Absalom, Absalom!, As I Lay Dying, Light in August, and The Sound and the Fury, Faulkner was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature. He also received the Pulitzer Prize for two other novels, A Fable (1954) and The Reivers (1962). From 1957 to 1958 he was Writer-in-Residence at the University of Virginia. He died on July 6, 1962, in Byhalia, Mississippi.

Rezensionen

Burns throughout with a fierce indignation against cruelty, stupidity and prejudice - a great book Spectator