{"product_id":"light-in-august-9780679732266","title":"Light in August","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom the Nobel Prize winner--one of the \u003cb\u003emost highly acclaimed writers of the twentieth century--\u003c\/b\u003ea novel set in the American South during Prohibition about hopeful perseverance in the face of mortality.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLight in August\u003c\/i\u003e features some of Faulkner's most memorable characters: guileless, dauntless Lena Grove, in search of the father of her unborn child; Reverend Gail Hightower, who is plagued by visions of Confederate horsemen; and Joe Christmas, a desperate, enigmatic drifter consumed by his mixed ancestry. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Read, read, read. Read everything--trash, classics, good and bad, and see how they do it. Just like a carpenter who works as an apprentice and studies the master. Read! You'll absorb it. Then write. If it is good, you'll find out. If it's not, throw it out the window.\" --William Faulkner\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e William Faulkner\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Vintage\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/30\/1991\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSeries:\u003c\/b\u003e Vintage International\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 528\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.85lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.98h x 5.28w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780679732266","brand":"Vintage","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42707033325705,"sku":"9780679732266","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/9240\/6921\/files\/img_e42f51a6-4522-4cf7-81f0-a1de226a2c0e.jpg?v=1719475840","url":"https:\/\/sonsanddaughtersbooks.com\/products\/light-in-august-9780679732266","provider":"Sons and Daughters Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}