Light in August (Modern Library, 88.6) - Softcover

Faulkner, William

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0394600886 ISBN 13: 9780394600888

Publisher: Modern Library, 1966

Synopsis

“Read, read, read. Read everythingâ trash, classics, good and bad, and see how they do it. Just like a carpenter who works as an apprentice and studies the master. Read! You’ll absorb it. Then write. If it is good, you’ll find out. If it’s not, throw it out the window.” â William Faulkner
 
Light in August, a novel about hopeful perseverance in the face of mortality, features some of Faulkner’s most memorable characters: guileless, dauntless Lena Grove, in search of the father of her unborn child; Reverend Gail Hightower, who is plagued by visions of Confederate horsemen; and Joe Christmas, a desperate, enigmatic drifter consumed by his mixed ancestry.

About this title

From the Inside Flap:

Joe Christmas does not know whether he is black or white. Faulkner makes of Joe's tragedy a powerful indictment of racism; at the same time Joe's life is a study of the divided self and becomes a symbol of 20th century man.

From the Back Cover:

“For all his concern with the South, Faulkner was actually seeking out the nature of man. Thus we must turn to him for that continuity of moral purpose which made for the greatness of our classics.” —Ralph Ellison

About this edition

• Publisher: Modern Library
• Publication date: 1966
• ISBN 10: 0394600886
• ISBN 13: 9780394600888
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 480