VINTAGE CLASSICS' AMERICAN GOTHIC SERIESSpine-tingling mind-altering and deliciously
atmospheric journey into the dark side of America with nine of its most uncanny classics.A
landmark in American fiction Light in August explores Faulkner's central theme: the nature of
evil. Joe Christmas - a man doomed deracinated and alone - wanders the Deep South in search of
an identity and a place in society. After killing his perverted God-fearing lover it becomes
inevitable that he is pursued by a lynch-hungry mob. Yet after the sacrifice there is new life
a determined ray of light in Faulkner's complex and tragic world.
