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Light in August

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2002 Modern Library ed.

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An edition of Light in August (1931)

Light in August

the corrected text

2002 Modern Library ed.

by

  • ★★ ★ 2.88 ·
  • 8 Ratings
  • 69 Want to read
  • 2 Currently reading
  • 12 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." "Entwining these characters' stories, Light in August 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."--BOOK JACKET.

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Modern Library
Language
English
Pages
512

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Subjects
Fiction, Mississippi in fiction, Drifters, Racially mixed people, Drifters in fiction, Pregnant women in fiction, Racially mixed people in fiction, Pregnant women, Facsimiles, American Manuscripts, Manuscripts, American fiction, Stream of consciousness fiction, American fiction (fictional works by one author), Yoknapatawpha county (imaginary place), fiction, Mississippi, fiction, Fiction, psychological
People
Lena Grove, Lucas Burch, Byron Bunch, Joe Christmas, Joanna Burden, Reverend Gail Hightower
Places
Yoknapatawpha County, Mississippi
Times
20th century
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Cover of: Luz de agosto
Luz de agosto
2015, Debolsillo, Penguin Random House
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Cover of: Luce d'agosto
Luce d'agosto
2013, Adelphi
in Italian
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Luce d'agosto
2013-05, Adelphi
in Italian
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Cover of: Licht im August
Licht im August
Aug 02, 2010, Rowohlt Taschenbuch
paperback
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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
in Chinese - Di 1 ban
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Light in August
2005, Books on Tape
Audio CD
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Light in August: the corrected text
2002, Modern Library
in English - 2002 Modern Library ed.
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Light in August
October 5, 2000, Vintage
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Light in August
October 5, 2000, Vintage
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Light in August: The Corrected Text
October 1999, Tandem Library
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Light In August (Picador Classics)
July 1998, Pan Books Ltd
Hardcover in Spanish
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Luz de agosto
June 1998, Generico, Verguera, Colección Libros DB N º 23, 1980, Barcelona.
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Light in August
January 1, 1994, Recorded Books
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Light in August
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Light in August (Bookcassette(r) Edition)
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Light in August
1991, Picador in association with Chatto and Windus
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Light in August: Library of America Series
April 1991, Vintage Books USA
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Light in August
1990, Vintage
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Light in August: the corrected text
1990, Vintage Books
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Światłość w sierpniu
1989, Czytelnik Wydawnictwo
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Light in August: the corrected text
1987, Vintage Books
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Light in August
1987, Garland
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Light in August
1979, Franklin Library
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NO ROYALTY A/C LIGHT IN AUGUST
December 31, 1975, Vintage/Ebury (A Division of Random House Group)
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Lumiere D'Aout
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Lumière d'août
December 9, 1974, Gallimard
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Light in August
1972, Vintage
in English
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Light in August
1972, Random House
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Light in August
1972, Vintage Books
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Luce d'agosto: romanzo
1970, Mondadori
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Light in August.
1969, Chatto and Windus
in English
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Augustové svetlo.
1969, Tatran, t. Stráz̆, Vimperk
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Luce d'agosto.: Traduzione de Elio Vittorini. [1. ed. Il Bosco.]
1968, Mondadori
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Light in August.
1968, Modern Library
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Light in August
1968, Random House
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Light in August.
1968, Chatto
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Or be-Ogusṭ
1968, Sifriyat Poʻalim
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Light in August.
1968, Chatto & Windus
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Hachigatsu no hikari
1967, Shinchōsha
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Lumière d'août: roman
1966, Gallimard
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Light in August (Modern Library College Editions Series)
February 1, 1965, McGraw-Hill
Paperback in English
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Light in August (Modern Library College Editions Series)
February 1, 1965, McGraw-Hill
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Licht im August
1964, Verlag Volk und Welt
Hardcover in German - 2. Auflage
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Lumière d'aôut: traduit de l'anglais et préface par M.-E. Coindreau.
1964, Gallimard
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Light in August
1960, Chatto & Windus
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Light in August.
1960, Penguin Books
in English
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Light in August
1960, Penguin in association with Chatto & Windus
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Light in August
1959, Random House
in English
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Light in August
1959, Modern Library
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Light in August.
1959, Random House
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Light in August.
1959, Modern Library
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Light in August
1959, Random House
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Light in August.
1959, Random House
in English
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Light in August
1959, Random House
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Light in August
1950, Random House
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Ljus i Augusti.
1950, Bonniers
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Light in August
1950, Modern Library
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Light in August
1947, New Directions
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Lumière d'août (Light in August)
1935, Gallimard
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Lumière d'août
1935, Gallimard
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Light in August
1934, Chatto & Windus
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Light in August
1933, Chatto & Windus
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Light in August
1932, Chatto & Windus
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Light in August
1932, Random House
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Light in August.
1932, [Smith & Haas]
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Light in August
1932, H. Smith & R. Haas
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Light in August
1932, Chatto & Windus
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M88 Light in August
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Light in August
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Light in August: the corrected text
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Light in August.
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New York

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Genre
Fiction.

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
813/.52
Library of Congress
PS3511.A86 L5 2002, PS3511.A86L5 2002

The Physical Object

Pagination
vii, 512 p. ;
Number of pages
512

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL3955939M
Internet Archive
lightinaugustcor00faul_1
ISBN 10
067964248X
LCCN
2001057933
OCLC/WorldCat
48475046
Library Thing
3384
Goodreads
12733

Work Description

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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