Light in August
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Light in August is a 1932 novel by American author William Faulkner. It belongs to the Southern Gothic and modernist literary genres.
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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
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.
Absalom, Absalom!
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Absalom, Absalom! is a Southern Gothic novel by the American author William Faulkner, first published in 1936. Taking place before, during, and after the American Civil War, it focuses on the rise and
Light in August
…English Genre Southern Gothic, modernist Publisher Smith & Haas Publication date 1932 Pages 480 Dewey Decimal 813.52 Preceded by Sanctuary Followed by Absalom, Absalom! Light in August is a 1932 novel by American author William Faulkner. It belongs to the Southern Gothic and modernist literary genres. Set in the author's…
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