William Faulkner
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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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2005
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[Unabridged]
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An Oprah pick! First published in 1929, Faulkner created his "heart's darling," the beautiful and tragic Caddy Compson. Hear the story of this unique character and her tragic Mississippi family, told through separate monologues by her three brothers - the developmentally disabled Benjy, the neurotic suicidal Quentin, and the monstrous Jason.
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2003
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"William Faulkner never stood taller than five feet, six inches, but in the realm of American literature, he is a giant. More than simply a renowned Mississippi writer, the Nobel Prize-winning novelist and short story writer is acclaimed throughout the world as one of the twentieth century's greatest writers, one who transformed his 'postage stamp' of native soil into an apocryphal setting in which he explored, articulated, and challenged the 'old...