William Faulkner Novels 1930-1935 (LOA #25): As I Lay Dying / Sanctuary / Light in August / Pylon (Library of America Complete Novels of William Faulkner) - Hardcover

Faulkner, William

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0940450267 ISBN 13: 9780940450264

Publisher: The Library of America, 1985

Synopsis

Between 1930 and 1935, William Faulkner came into full possession of the genius and creativity that made him America's greatest writer of the 20th century. "As I Lay Dying" is a dark comedy, full of horror and compassion, of a rural Mississippi family bearing the corpse of their matriarch to burial in town. "Sanctuary," a violent novel of sex and social class that moves from Mississippi back roads to the fleshpots of Memphis, features a sadistic gangster named Popeye and a debutante with an affinity for evil. "Light in August," a near-religious vision of the hopeful stubborness of ordinary life, is perhaps Faulkner's most moving work. "Pylon, " a tale of barnstorming aviators, examines bonds of loyalty and desire among three men and a woman. All are presented in restored texts as part of The Library of America's new, authoritative edition of Faulkner's complete works.

About this title

Synopsis:

Tells the stories of a mourning family remembering its past, a vicious gangster, a young pregnant woman searching for her child's father, and barnstorming pilots at an air show.

About the Author:

William Faulkner (1897-1962) was born in Mississippi and was the recipient of the Nobel Prize for Literature and the Pulitzer Prize.

About this edition

• Publisher: The Library of America
• Publication date: 1985
• ISBN 10: 0940450267
• ISBN 13: 9780940450264
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 1056
• Editor: Blotner Joseph, Polk Noel