The 2005 Summer Selection is available in an exclusive three volume boxed edition that includes a special reader's guide with an introduction by Oprah Winfrey.
Well, I guess Faulkner can look forward to some book sales there, can't he (darnit, I almost wish I was related to 'im)? And the millions of folks clicking "Add to Cart" right now on Oprah's say-so? They can look forward to some serious head scratchin' (assuming they actually crack one of the volumes open and take a peak inside).
Frankly, I'm glad Oprah picked Faulkner. Light in August was one of the first challenging books I ever read, and I think it changed what I thought fiction was... or could be. It blew my head right up. I remember our school library only had three Faulkner books, and it was exactly these three. I read them all, and I think my head and heart are still stung a bit from the experience.
Bless you, Oprah... you're a peach... although I have not been quite a month on the road I am already in Mississippi, further from home than I have ever been before. I am now further from Doane's Mill than I have been since I was twelve years oldTechnorati Tags: Oprah, bookclub, Oprahbookclub, WilliamFaulkner, Faulkner, AsILayDying, LightinAugust, OprahsBookClub, book, club, furpiece, DoanesMill, TheSoundandtheFury
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Woo hoo! Oprah went and picked another book for her book club, and it's more than one book! It's three whole books!
Here you go: A Summer of Faulkner: As I Lay Dying/The Sound and the Fury/Light in August.
