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Sanctuary
Sanctuary
Author: William Faulkner
The most sensational of all Faulkner's works, Sanctuary was, according to its author, "deliberately conceived to make money." The story of Temple Drake, an Alabama debutante who is kidnapped by bootleggers, raped in a peculiarly horrible manner and sent to a Memphis brothel, it horrified and fascinated readers when in was first published in 1931...  more »
ISBN: 297594
Pages: 309
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Truly amazing writing - Faulkner at his dark best.
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Content warning for violence, alcohol use, and sexual violence. I could not finish it. It's very well written; if you're not sensitive to these topics you may want to read it.


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