{"product_id":"light-in-august-9780679642480","title":"Light in August","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eSelected by the Modern Library as one of the 100 best novels of all time\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom the Modern Library's new set of beautifully repackaged hardcover classics by William Faulkner--also available are \u003ci\u003eSnopes, As I Lay Dying, The Sound and the Fury, Absalom, Absalom!, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eSelected Short Stories\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOne of William Faulkner's most admired and accessible novels, \u003ci\u003eLight in August\u003c\/i\u003e reveals the great American author at the height of his powers. Lena Grove's resolute search for the father of her unborn child begets a rich, poignant, and ultimately hopeful story of perseverance in the face of mortality. It also acquaints us with several of Faulkner's most unforgettable characters, including the Reverend Gail Hightower, plagued by visions of Confederate horsemen, and Joe Christmas, a ragged, itinerant soul obsessed with his mixed-race ancestry. Powerfully entwining these characters' stories, \u003ci\u003eLight in August\u003c\/i\u003e brings to life Faulkner's imaginary South, one of literature's great invented landscapes, in all of its unerringly fascinating glory. Along with a new Foreword by C. E. Morgan, this edition reproduces the corrected text of \u003ci\u003eLight in August\u003c\/i\u003e as established in 1985 by Faulkner expert Noel Polk.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWilliam Faulkner was born in New Albany, Mississippi, on September 25, 1897. He published his first book, The Marble Faun (a collection of poems), in 1924, and his first novel, Soldier's Pay, in 1926. In 1949, having written such works as Absalom, Absalom!, As I Lay Dying, Light in August, and The Sound and the Fury, Faulkner was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature. He also received the Pulitzer Prize for two other novels, A Fable (1954) and The Reivers (1962). From 1957 to 1958 he was Writer-in-Residence at the University of Virginia. He died on July 6, 1962, in Byhalia, Mississippi.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Modern Library","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50717743350034,"sku":"9780679642480","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_8a1936c3-20dc-4e98-b885-5ed3fd98b25c.jpg?v=1748528141","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/light-in-august-9780679642480","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}