by WilliamFaulkner (Author)
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.
Format: Paperback
Pages: 384
Edition: New e.
Publisher: Vintage Classics
Published: 05 Oct 2000
ISBN 10: 0099283158
ISBN 13: 9780099283157
Book Overview: Winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature