A review of “Requiem for a Nun” in 100 words by Catherine Stover
This is one of my favorite lines in American literature. It’s blunt and clear, even though it’s from a book that is neither blunt nor clear. Reading Requiem for a Nun requires participating in an experiment. It seems that William Faulkner wanted to see what would happen if he wrote the history of three buildings in old town, and in the same book, wrote a three-act play about characters from a previous novel. Then he intersperses the history with the play, even though they have nothing to do with each other. If you like challenging experiments, you’ll enjoy this book.
Citation:
Faulkner, William. Requiem for a Nun. Vintage Books, 1954, p. 73.