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Available
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Publication
New York : Random House, 1968, c1932.
Description
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. 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.
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Awards
Audie Award (Finalist — Classic — 2011)
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Original publication date
1932
Physical description
xxv, 480 p.; 19 inches
ISBN
0394309685 / 9780394309682