Author: Faulkner, William,
Title: Light in August.
Description: NY, Vintage International, Corrected 1985. VG PB. The copy-text for this edition is Faulkner's ribbon setting copy, which under the direction of Noel Polk- has been compared. with the holograph manuscript and carbon typescript. An editors' note on the corrections by Noel Polk follows the text: the line and page notes were prepared by Jopseh Blotner. Originally published by Haarrison Smith and Robert Haas, Inc., in 1932. This revised text and the notes are reprinted from Novels 1930-1955 by William Faulkner, published by The Library of America, 1985, by permission. This novel about hopeful perseverance is one of Faulkner's most memorable characters: guileless Lena Grove, in search of the father of her unborn child; Reverend Gail Hightower, plagued by visions; and Joe Christmas, a desperate, enigmatic drifter consumed by his mixed ancestry.

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