Book
Light in August
- Published
- 1932
- Genre
- Classics
- Pages
- 507
- Words
- 151118
- URL
- https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/10979.Light_in_August?ac=1&from_search=true
Reading measures
- Accelerated Reader level
- 6.7
- AR interest level
- UG — upper grades, 9–12
- Lexile
- 930L
- Suggested reading age
- ages 14–18
Light in August, a novel that contrasts stark tragedy with hopeful perseverance in the face of mortality, which features some of Faulkner’s most memorable characters: guileless, dauntless Lena Grove, in search of the father of her unborn child; Reverend Gail Hightower, a lonely outcast haunted by visions of Confederate glory; and Joe Christmas, a desperate, enigmatic drifter consumed by his mixed ancestry.
Collections
Time Magazine 1923-2005
Tags
Community Life-Misc./OtherEmotions-Misc./OtherFamily Life-Misc./OtherTime Magazine Best Books