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Requiem for a Nun

By William Faulkner

By William Faulkner

By William Faulkner

By William Faulkner

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Jan 03, 2012 | ISBN 9780307946805

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    About Requiem for a Nun

    This sequel to Faulkner’s most sensational, Sanctuary, was written twenty years later but takes up the story of Temple Drake eight years after the events related in Sanctuary. Temple is now married to Gowan Stevens. The book begins when the death sentence is pronounced on the nurse Nancy for the murder of Temple and Gowan’s child. Told partly in prose, partly in play form, Requiem for a Nun is a haunting exploration of the impact of the past on the present.

    About Requiem for a Nun

    The sequel to Faulkner’s most sensational novel Sanctuary, was written twenty years later but takes up the story of Temple Drake eight years after the events related in Sanctuary. Temple is now married to Gowan Stevens. The book begins when the death sentence is pronounced on the nurse Nancy for the murder of Temple and Gowan’s child. In an attempt to save her, Temple goes to see the judge to confess her own guilt.  Told partly in prose, partly in play form, Requiem for a Nun is a haunting exploration of the impact of the past on the present.

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    About William Faulkner

    William Faulkner, one of the greatest writers of the twentieth century, was born in New Albany, Mississippi, on September 25, 1897. He published his first book, The Marble Faun, in 1924, but it is as a literary chronicler of life in… More about William Faulkner

    About William Faulkner

    William Faulkner, one of the greatest writers of the twentieth century, was born in New Albany, Mississippi, on September 25, 1897. He published his first book, The Marble Faun, in 1924, but it is as a literary chronicler of life in… More about William Faulkner

    Product Details

    Category: Literary Fiction | Gothic & Horror

    Paperback | $15.00
    Published by Vintage
    Jan 03, 2012 | 240 Pages | 5-3/16 x 8 | ISBN 9780307946805

    Category: Literary Fiction | Gothic & Horror

    Ebook | $12.99
    Published by Vintage
    May 18, 2011 | 256 Pages | ISBN 9780307792440

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