num_pages: 381
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.
language: English
title: Light in August
titlecomplete: Light in August
characters: Lucas Burch, Eupheus "Doc" Hines, Joanna Burden, Lena Grove, Reverend Gail Hightower, Joe Christmas, Byron Bunch
genres: Classics, Southern, Fiction, Southern Gothic, Novels, Classic Literature, 20th Century, Literature, Literary Fiction, American
ratings_count: 60829
places: Yoknapatawpha County, Mississippi, Mississippi
awards: awardedAt: 1546329600000
name: Premi Crítica Serra d'Or de Traducció
publisher: Vintage