Light in August - William Faulkner Robbert-Jan Henkes the men and woman of

the men and woman of the alley seem unable to stop themselves from reenacting the lives of their holy forbearers

naar pelgrimages en erfvredebreuk

Het resultaat is een menselijke komedie

maar de toekomst volgt zijn eigen wetten en de tijd onthult onverbiddelijk de kwetsbaarheid van het menselijk bestaan

The Man in the Case

Light in August - William Faulkner Robbert-Jan Henkes the men and woman ofA 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.