Light in August

By: William Faulkner

Published January 30th 1991 by Vintage (first published March 12th 1932)

Category: Arts

Pages: 507 pages

ISBN: 9780679732266

Description:
Light in August, a novel that contrasts stark tragedy with hopeful perseverance in the face of mortality, which features some of Faulkner’s most memorable characters: guileless, dauntless Lena Grove, in search of the father of her unborn child; Reverend Gail Hightower, a lonely outcast haunted by visions of Confederate glory; and Joe Christmas, a desperate, enigmatic drifter consumed by his mixed ancestry.