Sanctuary
Sanctuary by William Faulkner is a corrected text edition published by Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group on December 6, 1993. This 336-page novel explores the nature of evil through a narrative that intertwines influences from T. S. Eliot, Freud, mythology, local lore, and hardboiled detective fiction.
Readers will find a dark and often brutal story centered on the kidnapping of Mississippi debutante Temple Drake. As she navigates the Memphis underworld, the novel delves into themes of venality and moral complexity. This edition presents a significant work of fiction that engages with Gothic and literary elements, set against the backdrop of small-town and rural life.
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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.
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