The reivers
No CoverA boy joins two family retainers in stealing a car for a Memphis adventure involving brothels, horse racing, and moral reckonings in 1905 Mississippi.
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A boy joins two family retainers in stealing a car for a Memphis adventure involving brothels, horse racing, and moral reckonings in 1905 Mississippi.
The Reivers: A Reminiscence, published in 1962, is the last novel by the American author William Faulkner. The bestselling novel was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1963. Faulkner previously won this award for his book A Fable, making him one of only four authors to be awarded it more than once. Unlike many of his earlier works, it is a straightforward narration and eschews the complicated literary techniques of his more well known works. It is a picaresque novel, and as such may seem ...
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Central brothel setting with prostitution themes; character reforms after exposure.
Brief knife fight resulting in minor hand injury.
Mild period-appropriate language in dialogue.
Alcohol implied in social and brothel scenes.
No LGBTQ+ characters or themes.
No religious themes present.
No magic or witchcraft elements.
No occult content depicted.
Explores race, class, and family in early 20th-century South.
No self-harm or suicide depicted.
Child exposed to brothel life; themes of prostitution and racial dynamics.
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