An edition of Light in August (1931)

Light in August

the corrected text

Vintage international ed.
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An edition of Light in August (1931)

Light in August

the corrected text

Vintage international ed.
  • 2.86 ·
  • 7 Ratings
  • 69 Want to read
  • 2 Currently reading
  • 11 Have read

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.

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Publisher
Vintage Books
Language
English
Pages
512

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Luce d'agosto
2013-05, Adelphi
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Luce d'agosto
2013, Adelphi
in Italian
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Light in August: The Corrected Text
2009, Paw Prints
in English
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Ba yue zhi guang
2008, Shang hai yi wen chu ban she
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Light in August: the corrected text
1990, Vintage Books
in English - Vintage international ed.
Cover of: Light in August
Light in August
1972, Random House
in English
Cover of: Light in August
Light in August
1968, Random House
in English
Cover of: Light in August (Modern Library College Editions Series)
Light in August (Modern Library College Editions Series)
February 1, 1965, McGraw-Hill
in English
Cover of: Light in August
Light in August
1960, Chatto & Windus
in English - Uniform ed.
Cover of: M88 Light in August
M88 Light in August
March 12, 1931, Modern Library
in English

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Edition Notes

Originally published: Harrison Smith and Robert Haas, 1932.
"This revised text and the notes are reprinted from Novels 1930-1935 by William Faulkner, published by the Library of America, 1985, by permission"--T.p. verso.

Series
Vintage international

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
813/.52
Library of Congress
PS3511.A86 L5 1990

The Physical Object

Pagination
512 p. ;
Number of pages
512

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL1888808M
ISBN 10
0679732268
LCCN
90050268
Library Thing
3384
Goodreads
10979

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