Light in August

Name: Light in August
Author: William Faulkner

by William Faulkner

Novel exploring identity and prejudice in the American South during early twentieth century

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William Faulkner

William Faulkner created the fictional Yoknapatawpha County as a microcosm of the American South, exploring its history, myth, and racial torment through innovative narrative techniques. He won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1949.

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