In a Mississippi August, an orphan haunted by rumors of black blood collides with a pregnant girl walking north to find her lover.
Books that mention Light in August (4)
Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie: “Ifemelu raised her hand; Faulkner's Light in August, which she had just read, was on her mind.”
Norwegian Wood by Haruki Murakami: “I bought a copy of Faulkner's Light in August and went to the noisiest jazz cafe I could think of, reading my new book while listening to Ornette Coleman and Bud Powell.”
How to Read and Why by Harold Bloom: “Faulkner, who in his grand early phase had created The Sound and the Fury, As I Lay Dying, Light in August, and Absalom, Absalom!”
Letting Go by Philip Roth: “Of course I read The Sound and the Fury in college, and Light in August, but I've been planning to read all of Faulkner.”