Displaying 1 of 1 1990 Format: Book Author: Faulkner, William, 1897-1962. Title: Light in August : the corrected text / William Faulkner. Edition: Vintage international ed. Publisher, Date: New York : Vintage Books, 1990. Description: 512 p. ; 21 cm. 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 od 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. Notes: Originally published: Harrison Smith and Robert Haas, 1932. "This revised text and the notes are reprinted from Novels 1930-1935 by William Faulkner, published by the Library of America, 1985, by permission"--T.p. verso. Series: Vintage international Subjects: Racially mixed people -- Fiction. Pregnant women -- Fiction. Drifters -- Fiction. Mississippi -- Fiction. Genre: Allegories. Stream of consciousness fiction. LCCN: 90050268 ISBN: 0679732268 0808563386 9780679732266 System Availability: 2 Current Holds: 0 Control Number: 789709 Other Number: 21525352 # System items in: 2 Place A Hold Please select and request a specific volume by clicking one of the icons in the 'Find It' section below. Add to My List Share Expand All | Collapse All Find It Map It Suggestions and more Large Cover Image Librarian's View Displaying 1 of 1