…but is it a crime novel?

William Faulkner’s Light in August isn’t a traditional mystery in any sense, but it certainly is a crime novel. It’s the story of Joanna Burden’s death – a middle-aged single woman living alone on the edge of town – and Joe Christmas, the reclusive bootlegger accused of her murder. It’s also the story of a trio of social outcasts Continue reading “William Faulkner, Light in August (1932)” →