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Light in August, an Uncommon card
Light in August is a 1932 novel by American author William Faulkner.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Arts
- ATK
- 69
- DEF
- 59
- Power
- 128
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 60,000
Power 128 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 65 % of WikiCards cards.
Light in August quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Light in August card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
It belongs to the ______ Gothic and modernist literary genres.
Answer
Southern. It belongs to the Southern Gothic and modernist literary genres. From the Light in August article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
Light in August is a ____ novel by American author William Faulkner.
Answer
1930s. Light in August is a 1932 novel by American author William Faulkner. From the Light in August article on Wikipedia.
In a duel, each round asks a question like these about the opposing card, with 15 seconds to answer.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- It belongs to the Southern Gothic and modernist literary genres.
- Set in the author's present day, the interwar period, the novel centers on two strangers, a pregnant white woman and a man who passes as white but who believes himself to be of mixed ethnicity.
- In a series of flashbacks, the story reveals how these two people are connected to another man who has deeply impacted both their lives.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Light in August article was read about 60,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 69 and blocks with 59: each hit it takes is cut by 24 %.
How to get Light in August
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Light in August (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Illustration by Arthur Hawkins (signature at bottom right). Published in New York by Harri, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
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