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Powerfully entwining these characters stories, light in august vividly brings to life faulkners imaginary south, one of literatures great invented landscapes, in all of its impoverished, violent, unerringly fascinating glory. A standard reference work in american literature, this volume is the most complete and detailed guide to the novels of william faulkner. In william faulkners light in august, violence and brutality are the only constants in many characters lives. After reading faulkners four major masterpieces the sound and the fury. The main characters of this classics, fiction story are lena grove, lucas burch. This sequel to faulkners sanctuary written 20 years later, takes up the story of temple drake eight years after the events related in sanctuary. Using a series of flashbacks, the story reveals how these two people are. After reading faulkner s four major masterpieces the sound and the fury. Written on the verge of the outbreak of world war ii, william faulkners. Light in august by william faulkner is quite simply a superlative piece of fiction, it surpasses pretty much anything else ive read in 30 years. Using a series of flashbacks, the story reveals how these two.
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