"To declare that Light in August is William Faulkner's finest work would be to invoke debate of irreconcilable conclusion. Yet for many followers of Faulkner, this novel showcases many of his best moments and characters. As usual, he mines the rich soil of Mississippi mud to create his subjects, this time in the form of Reverend Gail Hightower, Lena Grove and Joe Christmas. The issue of black and white and rich and poor is prevalent, tho ..."
LightinAugust by WilliamFaulkner Paperback, Published 1968 by Mcgraw Hill Text ISBN-13: 978-0-394-30968-2, ISBN: 0-394-30968-5
""Light In August", a novel which celebrates human hopefulness and perseverance against the reality of mortality, features some of Faulkner's most memorable characters: Joe Christmas, a desperate, enigmatic drifter consumed by his mixed ancestry; the Reverend Gail Hightower, who is haunted by visions of a Confederate cavalryman; and the guileless, dauntless Lena Grove, in search of the father of her unborn child. This unabridged audio pr ..."
LightInAugust. by WilliamFaulkner Hardcover, Published 1967 by Random House Inc (T) ISBN-13: 978-0-394-43335-6, ISBN: 0-394-43335-1
"To declare that Light in August is William Faulkner's finest work would be to invoke debate of irreconcilable conclusion. Yet for many followers of Faulkner, this novel showcases many of his best moments and characters. As usual, he mines the rich soil of Mississippi mud to create his subjects, this time in the form of Reverend Gail Hightower, Lena Grove and Joe Christmas. The issue of black and white and rich and poor is prevalent, tho ..."
LightinAugust A Norton Critical Edition (Norton Critical Editions) by WilliamFaulkner, Melanie Taylor Paperback, Published 2023 by W. W. Norton & Company ISBN-13: 978-0-393-42260-3, ISBN: 0-393-42260-7
"Faulkner's own commentary, and that of leading historians and critics, will help readers sense the many historical and cultural tributaries converging in this great novel."
LightinAugust (Modern Library, 88.6) by WilliamFaulkner Hardcover, 378 Pages, Published 1931 by Modern Library ISBN-13: 978-0-394-60088-8, ISBN: 0-394-60088-6
"“Read, read, read. Read everythingâtrash, 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.” âWilliam Faulkner Light in August, a novel about hopeful perseverance in the face of mortality, features some of Faulkner’s most memorable characters: guileless, dau ..."
LightinAugust by WilliamFaulkner Published by Book Of The Month Club ISBN-13: 978-1-199-02341-4, ISBN: 1-199-02341-8
LightinAugust by WilliamFaulkner 284 Pages, Published 2019 by Mcclelland & Stewart ISBN-13: 978-0-7352-5374-2, ISBN: 0-7352-5374-9
"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, ..."
LightinAugust by WilliamFaulkner, Will Patton Cd, Published 2015 by Brilliance Audio Audiobook, Mp3 Audio, Unabridged ISBN-13: 978-1-5012-6393-4, ISBN: 1-5012-6393-5
"An Oprah's Book Club Selection regarded as one of Faulkner's greatest and most accessible novels, "Light in August" is a timeless and riveting story of determination, tragedy, and hope. In Faulkner's iconic Yoknapatawpha County, race, sex, and religion collide around three memorable characters searching desperately for human connection and their own identities. Audie Award-winning narrator Will Patton lends his voice to "Light in August ..."
LightInAugust by WilliamFaulkner 384 Pages, Published 2013 by Random House ISBN-13: 978-1-4464-8552-1, ISBN: 1-4464-8552-8
"A landmark in American fiction, Light in August explores Faulkner's central theme: the nature of evil."
LightinAugust by WilliamFaulkner 528 Pages, Published 2011 by Vintage ISBN-13: 978-0-307-79217-4, ISBN: 0-307-79217-X
"For further information on Light in August, consult Twentieth Century
Interpretations of Light in August: A Collection of Critical Essays, ed. by David L.
Minter (Englewood Cliffs, N.J.: Prentice-Hall, 1969); François Pitavy, Faulkner's “
Light in August” (Bloomington: Indiana University Press, rev. ed., 1973); Regina K
. Fadiman, Faulkner's “Light in August”: A Description and Interpretation of the
Revisions (Charlottesville: Univer ..."
LightinAugust by WilliamFaulkner Published 2011 by Brilliance Audio Lib Edn ISBN-13: 978-1-4558-1306-3, ISBN: 1-4558-1306-0
LightinAugust(Updated) The Corrected Text by WilliamFaulkner, C. E. Morgan Hardcover, 496 Pages, Published 2002 by Modern Library ISBN-13: 978-0-679-64248-0, ISBN: 0-679-64248-X
"Selected by the Modern Library as one of the 100 best novels of all time From the Modern Library s new set of beautifully repackaged hardcover classics by William Faulkner also available are "Snopes, As I Lay Dying, The Sound and the Fury, Absalom, Absalom!, "and "Selected Short Stories" One of William Faulkner s most admired and accessible novels, "Light in August" reveals the great American author at the height of his powers. Lena Gro ..."
LightinAugust(Unabridged) by WilliamFaulkner Cassette, Published 1994 by Brilliance Audio Lib Edn (L) ISBN-13: 978-1-56100-213-9, ISBN: 1-56100-213-5
"The tragicomic story of a girl searching for the father of her unborn child, the disgraced minister who dreams of Confederate cavalry charges, and the desperate, enigmatic drifter consumed by his mixed ancestry. Amid the ruins of the Old South, they play out the eternal struggle of hope and despair, life and death."
LIGHTINAUGUST(Updated) (Vintage Classics) by WilliamFaulkner Paperback, 384 Pages, Published 2000 by Vintage/Ebury (A Division Of Random ISBN-13: 978-0-09-928315-7, ISBN: 0-09-928315-8
"Broschiertes BuchA 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' ..."
LightinAugust by WilliamFaulkner, Will Patton Cd, Published 2011 by Brilliance Audio Audiobook, Mp3 Audio, Unabridged ISBN-13: 978-1-4558-1305-6, ISBN: 1-4558-1305-2
"Light in August is a timeless and riveting story of determination, tragedy, and hope. 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 — the search for human connection and personal identity. “His [Will Patton’s] passion is like the current of a surging river, an ..."