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Light In August

William Faulkner

Book 5 of William Faulkner novels

480 pages

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Guileless, dauntless Lena Grove, in search of the father of her unborn child; Reverend Gail Hightower, who is plagued by visions of Confederate horsemen; and Joe Christmas, a desperate, enigmatic drifter consumed by his mixed ancestry.

Themes
Dark & BroodingHeartbreakingMysteriousThought-ProvokingWho Am I?The weight of racial identityEscaping the ghost of historyThe search for human connection
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