![]() ![]() The “acts” of the novel are interspersed with some of Faulkner’s dense prose dense in the sense that sentences are frequently half-a-page long or longer, and you won’t know what he’s saying unless you’re reading carefully and go back and break down the sentences into their various parts. The story is told in dramatic form, meaning that reading it is like reading a play. Requiem for a Nun is an odd little book, not a traditional novel. ![]() Requiem for a Nun was written around 1951, when Faulkner was 54 years old, about twenty years after Sanctuary. William Faulkner, the master of twentieth century Southern American gothic writing, wrote Requiem for a Nun as a sort of sequel to his novel Sanctuary, meaning that it’s a brief glimpse into the life of fallen woman Temple Drake eight years after the close of Sanctuary. Requiem for a Nun ~ A Capsule Book Review By Allen Kopp ![]()
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