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Light in August: The Corrected Text
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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher Modern Library
Publication date April 1, 2002
Pages 512
Binding Hardcover
Book category Adult Fiction
ISBN-13 9780679642480
ISBN-10 067964248X
Dimensions 1 by 6 by 8.25 in.
Weight 1.30 lbs.
Original list price $23.00
Summaries and Reviews
Summary
In a novel about hopeless perseverance in the face of mortality, guileless Lena Grove searches for the father of her unborn child, Reverend Hightower is plagued by visions of Confederate horsemen, and drifter Joe Christmas is consumed by his mixed ancestry. 10,000 first printing.
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Hardcover
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from Modern Library (April 1, 2002)
9780679642480 | details & prices | 512 pages | 6.00 × 8.25 × 1.00 in. | 1.30 lbs | List price $23.00
About: Several stories are woven together to show man's inner alienation from the society about him.
Paperback
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Reissue edition from Vintage Books (January 1, 1991)
9780679732266 | details & prices | 512 pages | 5.50 × 8.00 × 0.75 in. | 0.95 lbs | List price $15.00
About: In a novel about hopeless perseverance in the face of mortality, guileless Lena Grove searches for the father of her unborn child, Reverend Hightower is plagued by visions of Confederate horsemen, and drifter Joe Christmas is consumed by his mixed ancestry
Reinforced
Book cover for 9780606017206
 
from Demco Media (January 1, 1991)
9780606017206 | details & prices | 5.50 × 8.25 × 1.25 in. | 1.20 lbs | List price $23.40
About: In a novel about hopeless perseverance in the face of mortality, guileless Lena Grove searches for the father of her unborn child, Reverend Hightower is plagued by visions of Confederate horsemen, and drifter Joe Christmas is consumed by his mixed ancestry
Prebinding
Book cover for 9780808563389
 
from Turtleback Books (October 1, 1999)
9780808563389 | details & prices | 5.75 × 8.25 × 1.25 in. | 1.10 lbs | List price $25.70
About: In a novel about hopeless perseverance in the face of mortality, guileless Lena Grove searches for the father of her unborn child, Reverend Hightower is plagued by visions of Confederate horsemen, and drifter Joe Christmas is consumed by his mixed ancestry

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