I was not wrong in my expectations and I have not been disappointed in Mr. He would provide the roadmap to get me through the Mississippi terrain. I was confident that, with his assistance, Faulker would no longer be a puzzle that I could not solve. Having listened to at least a dozen of his readings, light dawned instantly that this was the answer to my predicament. Consequently, I was delighted to see that Audible was publishing this audio book with Will Patton as the narrator.

He and Joyce are the two greats that I have not read to finality with any of their novels that I have attempted.

I have tried many times to make it through a Faulkner novel, only to become frustrated with my inablility to follow the complicated (albeit brilliant) style of his writing. Incredible narration to a spellbinding classic. This interview – where James Atlas interviews James Lee Burke about the life and work of William Faulkner – begins as soon as the audiobook ends. Patton has narrated works by Ernest Hemingway, Don DeLillo, Pat Conroy, Denis Johson, Larry McMurtry, and James Lee Burke, and brings to this performance a keen understanding of Faulkner, an authentic feel for the South, and a virtuoso narrator's touch.Īs an added bonus, when you purchase our Audible Modern Vanguard production of William Faulkner's book, you'll also receive an exclusive Jim Atlas interview. In Faulkner's iconic Yoknapatawpha County, race, sex, and religion collide around three memorable characters searching desperately for human connection and their own identities.Īudie Award-winning narrator Will Patton lends his voice to Light in August. Earphones Award Winner ( AudioFile Magazine)Īudible is pleased to present Light in August, by Nobel Prize-winning author William Faulkner.Īn Oprah's Book Club Selection regarded as one of Faulkner's greatest and most accessible novels, Light in August is a timeless and riveting story of determination, tragedy, and hope.

Light in august by william faulkner