William Faulkner

Requiem For A Nun (eBook, ePUB)

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Produktbeschreibung

"Requiem for a Nun" by William Faulkner is a gripping sequel to "Sanctuary," set in Yoknapatawpha County and Jackson, Mississippi, eight years later. The story follows Temple Drake Stevens, now married and has children, as she confronts her traumatic past and the consequences of her actions. Nancy Mannigoe, a former nursemaid to Temple, is found guilty of murdering Temple's infant daughter and faces the death penalty. Gowan's uncle, Gavin Stevens, acts as Nancy's defense attorney, but he suspects Temple is withholding crucial information about the murder. As the execution date nears, Temple returns to Jefferson to reveal to Gavin that she also played a part in her baby's death and wants to prevent Nancy's execution. Gavin advises her to appeal to the Governor, but unbeknownst to them, Gowan overhears the confession. In a desperate attempt, Temple confesses her past intentions to elope with another man, Pete, and the tragedy that unfolded due to her association with him. "Requiem for a Nun" delves into themes of guilt, redemption, and the complexities of human nature, providing a gripping exploration of characters trying to reconcile with their pasts while grappling with the consequences of their choices.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Double 9 Books
• Erscheinungstermin: 26. April 2024
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9789359398389
• Artikelnr.: 73552963

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.