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William Faulkner's Light in August
Chapter 1 401 :2 Blotner, Faulkner: A Biography, 703; Faulkner in the University, 74; james B. Meriwether and Michael Millgate, ed. Lion in the Garden: Interviews with William Faulkner, 1926-1962 (New York: Random House, 1968), 253.
A glossary that will lead readers through the complexities of one of William Faulkner's major works
Light in August
Tells the stories of a mourning family remembering its past, a vicious gangster, a young pregnant woman searching for her child's father, and barnstorming pilots at an air show.
William Faulkner was a master of the short story. Most of the pieces in this collection are drawn from the greatest period in his writing life, the fifteen or so years beginning in 1929, when he published The Sound and the Fury.
Unlock the more straightforward side of Light in August with this concise and insightful summary and analysis!
William Faulkner's Light in August: A Critical Casebook
Although the book is considered as primarily Christmas’ story it is noticeable that the story of Christmas life from adolescence to his present age of thirty-three just takes a few pages in the whole novel.
This concise study guide includes plot summary; character analysis; author biography; study questions; historical context; suggestions for further reading; and much more.