by William Faulkner, Jorge Menezes · Tapa dura · ISBN 9789726116394
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«A Luz em Agosto» is the novel by William Faulkner translated by Jorge Menezes, published by Editorial Presença (383 pages, in Portuguese).
In the deep south of the United States, the novel follows Joe Christmas, whose racial identity triggers a tragic story. Faulkner addresses guilt, sexuality, racism and religion with a refined narrative technique, in a world of dramatic contrasts. Clarity and shadow structure a reflection on the human condition.
The original work, Light in August, was published in 1932; William Faulkner received the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1949. This Portuguese edition is part of the Biblioteca Visão collection.
For readers of twentieth-century classics, American literature and Southern Gothic narrative.
William Cuthbert Faulkner was an American writer. He is best known for his novels and short stories set in the fictional Yoknapatawpha County, Mississippi, a stand-in for Lafayette County where he spent most of his life. Winner of the 1949 Nobel Prize in Literature, Faulkner is one of the most celebrated writers of American literature, often considered the greatest writer of Southern literature and regarded as one of the most influential and important writers of the 20th century.
