As a child, the protagonist makes himself sick by eating toothpaste after discovering the dietitian Miss Atkins having a tryst with an intern.
Virginia Hlavsa connected this novel's twenty-one chapters with the twenty-chapters in the Gospel of St. John. As a child, the protagonist makes himself sick by eating toothpaste after discovering the dietitian Miss Atkins having a tryst with an intern. One subplot in this novel concerns a reverend who is obsessed with his Confederate grandfather's exploits, Gail Hightower. Another subplot follows a woman who walks to Jefferson to search for Lucas Burch, the father of her unborn child. The protagonist of this novel is shot and castrated by Percy Grimm after cutting the throat of his lover, Joanna Burden. For 10 points, name this William Faulkner novel about Joe Christmas.
Virginia Hlavsa connected this novel's twenty-one chapters with the twenty-chapters in the Gospel of St. John.
{Light} in {August}