Intruder In The Dust
''Intruder in the Dust '' is a 1948 crime novel written by American author William Faulkner. Taking place in Mississippi, it revolves around an African American farmer accused of murdering a Caucasian man. Overview The novel focuses on Lucas Beauchamp, a Black people, black farmer accused of murdering a White people, white man. He is exonerated through the efforts of black and white teenagers and a spinster from a long-established Southern United States, Southern family. It was written as Faulkner's response as a Southern writer to the racial problems facing the South. ''Intruder in the Dust'' is notable for its use of stream of consciousness writing, stream of consciousness style of narration. The novel also includes lengthy passages on the Southern memory of the American Civil War, one of which Shelby Foote quoted in Ken Burns' documentary ''The Civil War (TV series), The Civil War''. The characters of Lucas Beauchamp and his wife, Molly, first appeared in Faulkner's col ...
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