Light in August (1932) [Novel]
by William Faulkner
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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.
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Light in August is the story of Lena Grove's search for the father of her unborn child, and features one of Faulkner's most memorable characters: Joe Christmas, a desperate drifter consumed by his mixed ancestry.
Original title: Light in August
Original languages:
English
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Genre: Fiction→ General Fiction→ Literary Fiction/classics
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