Set once again in Faulkner's imaginary landscape of Yoknapatawpha County during Prohibition, the lives of a motley band of strangers, outcasts and loners become inexplicably intertwined. " Light in August is a searing novel that meditates on racial hatred in the South and the moral depravity caused by Calvinist obsessions," writes biographer Jay Parini "The elusive time-shifting of The Sound and the Fury gives way here to a simpler version of the same technique, with the author flagging all shifts." Instead, the focus here is on subject matter that remains controversial more than 70 years later. This is not to say that Faulkner left his hallmark stylistic flourish completely behind flashbacks, for instance, are still crucial to the storytelling. It has a more conventional structure and relies less on the technical innovations that are so prominent in the earlier books. "The aim of every artist is to arrest motion, which is life, by artificial means and hold it fixed so that a hundred years later, when a stranger looks at it, it moves again since it is life." - William FaulknerĪfter skipping between the cracked Bundren family's interior monologues in As I Lay Dying and wading into the deep end of the stream of consciousness in The Sound and the Fury, Faulkner's sixth novel, published in 1932, Light in August seems like a much easier read. Lena's back on the road but before Faulkner's novel leaves you, take our little quiz and see what you really know. If you made it through hell and high water with the Bundrens and conquered Compson Mile, traveling with Lena Grove and Joe Christmas should be a walk in the park-but watch out for these shadowy twists and turns along the way. Feeling b-wildered? Print Your Quick Guide Bookmark and get character descriptions for all three Faulkner books at a glance! Your Exclusive Bookmark and Character Guideīyron Bunch. With a community of strange bedfellows, strangers and outcasts, there's no shortage of things to talk about at your next book club meeting! Shed a little light on important topics in the book with these questions. In a small town everyone knows everyone's business, but who really knows the heart of a man? Learn more about Faulkner's unflinching exploration of the dark recesses of the human condition. Their parallel journeys will lead to horrific tragedy-and a small ray of hope. Lena Grove and Joe Christmas are both searching-Lena, for the father of her unborn child, and Joe, for his place in this world.
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