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Light in August by William Faulkner (Book Analysis) : Detailed Summary, Analysis and Reading Guide

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This engaging summary presents an analysis of Light in August by William Faulkner, which centers around Lena Grove, a pregnant woman who is travelling from town to town in search of the father of her illegitimate unborn child, and Joe Christmas, a troubled, violent man whose mixed-race heritage has seen him ostracised from every community he has ever encountered. Christmas eventually finds a woman who seems prepared to accept and support him, but when she is brutally murdered, he is pursued by a bloodthirsty lynch mob. William Faulkner is widely recognised as one of the most significant American authors of the 20th century, and was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1949.

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