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Sanctuary (Faulkner novel)
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Sanctuary is a 1931 Southern Gothic novel by American author William Faulkner about the rape and abduction of an upper-class Mississippi college girl, Temple Drake, during the Prohibition era. The nov
First edition cover. An alternate cover features shades of brown instead of blue.
First edition cover. An alternate cover features shades of brown instead of blue.
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.
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
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
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.