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- 2009
- year of publication
- 384
- pages
- English (United Kingdom)
- language
- Softcover
- cover
- Publisher
- vintage_classics
- ISBN-13
- 978-00-9928-315-7
- EAN
- 9780099283157
- Publication date
- 2009-05-07
- Book
- Light in August · 3 editions
The publisher on this edition
A landmark in American fiction, Light in August explores Faulkner's central theme: the nature of evil. Joe Christmas - a man doomed, deracinated and alone - wanders the Deep South in search of an identity, and a place in society. After killing his perverted God-fearing lover, it becomes inevitable that he is pursued by a lynch-hungry mob. Yet after the sacrifice, there is new life, a determined ray of light in Faulkner's complex and tragic world.
