num_pages: 245
description: This sequel to Faulkner's SANCTUARY written 20 years later, takes up the story of Temple Drake eight years after the events related in SANCTUARY.
language: English
title: Requiem for a Nun
titlecomplete: Requiem for a Nun
characters: Gowan Stevens, Temple Drake, Gavin Stevens
genres: Southern, American, Literary Fiction, Classics, Drama, Novels, Plays, Fiction, Literature, 20th Century
ratings_count: 1162
places: Yoknapatawpha County, Mississippi
awards: awardedAt: -568051200000
name: National Book Award Finalist
category: Fiction
publisher: Vintage