 First edition | |
| Author | William Faulkner |
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| Language | English |
| Publisher | Random House |
Publication date | 1951 |
| Pages | 254 |
Requiem for a Nun is a work of fiction written by William Faulkner.[1] It is a sequel to Faulkner's early novel Sanctuary, which introduced the characters of Temple Drake, her friend (later husband) Gowan Stevens, and Gowan's uncle Gavin Stevens. The events in Requiem are set in Faulkner's fictional Yoknapatawpha County and Jackson, Mississippi, in November 1937 and March 1938, eight years after the events of Sanctuary. In Requiem, Temple, now married with a child, must learn to deal with her violent, turbulent past as related in Sanctuary.
Requiem, originally published in book form, was later adapted for the stage. It was also a co-source, along with Sanctuary, for the 1961 film Sanctuary.
- ^ William Faulkner, Requiem for a Nun (London: Chatto & Windus, 1919)