Two of the central characters of this novel never meet, but one witnesses the column of yellow smoke that emerges from a house fire set by the other.
One character in this novel responds to a tragedy by musing "Poor man. Poor mankind." That character is forced to resign from one post after his wife falls out of a window and dies while cheating on him in a Memphis hotel. One character in this novel is adopted by the stern and religious Simon McEachern, who beats him frequently. Two of the central characters of this novel never meet, but one witnesses the column of yellow smoke that emerges from a house fire set by the other. One of its characters is pursued in a lengthy manhunt after murdering (*) Joanna Burden. This novel is largely narrated by the millworker Byron Bunch, who aids a pregnant teenager who has arrived in the town of Jefferson. For 10 point, name this William Faulkner novel about Lena Grove and Joe Christmas.
One character in this novel responds to a tragedy by musing "Poor man.
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