A powerful novel examining the nature of evil, informed by the works of T. S. Eliot and Freud, mythology, local lore, and hardboiled detective fiction. Sanctuary is the dark, at times brutal, story of the kidnapping of Mississippi debutante Temple Drake, who introduces her own form of venality into the Memphis underworld where she is being held.
Information
Publisher:
Random House USA Inc
Format:
Paperback
Number of pages:
None
ISBN:
9780679748144
Publish year:
1993
Publish date:
Dec. 6, 1993
William Faulkner
William Faulkner, born in 1897 in Mississippi, is renowned for his novel "The Sound and the Fury." His stream-of-consciousness style and use of Southern Gothic themes revolutionized American literature. Faulkner's exploration of complex characters and the deep South's history continues to inspire generations of writers.
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