num_pages: 380
description: One of Faulkner's most admired and accessible novels, "Light in August" reveals the great American author at the height of his powers. Lena Grove's resolute search for the father of her unborn child begets a rich, poignant, and ultimately hopeful story of perseverance in the face of mortality. It also acquaints us with several of Faulkner's most unforgettable characters, including the Reverend Gail Hightower, who is plagued by visions of Confederate horsemen, and Joe Christmas, a ragged, itinerant soul obsessed with his mixed-race ancestry.Powerfully entwining these characters' stories, "Light in August" vividly brings to life Faulkner's imaginary South, one of literature's great invented landscapes, in all of its impoverished, violent, unerringly fascinating glory.This edition reproduces the corrected text of "Light in August" as established in 1985 by Noel Polk.
language: English
title: Light in August
titlecomplete: Light in August
characters: Lena Grove, Lucas Burch, Reverend Gail Hightower, Byron Bunch, Joanna Burden, Eupheus "Doc" Hines, Joe Christmas
genres: 20th Century, American, Southern, Literary Fiction, Novels, Southern Gothic, Literature, Classic Literature, Classics, Fiction
ratings_count: 60821
places: Mississippi, Yoknapatawpha County, Mississippi
awards: awardedAt: 1546329600000
name: Premi Crítica Serra d'Or de Traducció
publisher: Pan Books