The Reivers
No CoverAn 11-year-old boy joins a wild road trip to Memphis after stealing his grandfather's car with two unlikely companions in this comic picaresque tale.
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An 11-year-old boy joins a wild road trip to Memphis after stealing his grandfather's car with two unlikely companions in this comic picaresque tale.
One of Faulkner’s comic masterpieces, The Reivers is a picaresque that tells of three unlikely car thieves from rural Mississippi. Eleven-year-old Lucius Priest is persuaded by Boon Hogganbeck, one of his family’s retainers, to steal his grandfather’s car and make a trip to Memphis.
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Scenes in a brothel with implied sexual activity; no explicit on-page depictions.
A knife fight occurs defending a woman's honor; violence is present but not graphic.
Mild profanity or strong language may be present but not frequent.
Possible minor references to alcohol use; not a central theme.
No LGBTQIA+ characters or themes present.
No religious themes present.
No witchcraft or occult themes present.
No evidence found in available sources.
Themes of Southern culture and racial dynamics in early 20th-century Mississippi.
No self-harm or suicide themes present.
Background themes of racial inequality; no explicit abuse depicted.
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