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Light in August
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Light in August is a 1932 novel by the Southern American author William Faulkner. It belongs to the Southern gothic and modernist literary genres.
First edition
First edition
Photograph of a real planing mill in the 1930s, similar to the one depicted in the novel.
Photograph of a real planing mill in the 1930s, similar to the one depicted in the novel.
Segregated movie theater in Leland, Mississippi in 1937, a result of de jure segregation of black and white people in the South; Joe Christmas lives b
Segregated movie theater in Leland, Mississippi in 1937, a result of de jure segregation of black and white people in the South; Joe Christmas lives between the two racially segregated societies.
Faulkner's home Rowan Oak in Oxford, Mississippi, where he wrote the novel and, based on a casual remark from his wife Estelle, changed the name from
Faulkner's home Rowan Oak in Oxford, Mississippi, where he wrote the novel and, based on a casual remark from his wife Estelle, changed the name from "Dark House" to Light in August.
1932 in literature
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This article contains information about the literary events and publications of 1932.