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Light in August

Author: William Faulkner; Scott Brick
Publisher: Santa Ana, CA : Books on Tape, 2005.
Edition/Format: Audiobook on CD : Fiction : English : Library edView all editions and formats
Summary:
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 odd 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  Read more...
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Genre/Form: Psychological fiction., Audiobooks.
Material Type: Fiction, Audio book, etc.
Document Type: Sound Recording
All Authors / Contributors: William Faulkner; Scott Brick
ISBN: 1415927758 : 9781415927755
OCLC Number: 61264784
Notes: Unabridged. Compact disc.
Description: 14 sound discs (ca. 75 min. each) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Responsibility: William Faulkner.

Abstract:

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 odd 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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