# Light in August

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- Book: [Light in August](https://www.bookquiver.com/william-faulkner/light-in-august) ([Light in August.md](https://www.bookquiver.com/william-faulkner/light-in-august.md))
- Authors: [William Faulkner](https://www.bookquiver.com/william-faulkner)
- Publisher: vintage_classics
- ISBN: 978-00-9928-315-7
- Pages: 384
- Published: 2009-05-07
- Language: en_GB
- Binding: Softcover

## Description

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.