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That Evening Sun" is a short story by the American author William Faulkner, published in 1931 in the collection These 13, which included Faulkner's most anthologized story, "A Rose for Emily". The story was originally published, in a slightly different form, as "That Evening Sun Go Down" in The American Mercury in March of the same year.
A short story by William Faulkner about a boy's nostalgia for the old ways of life in the South. The story explores themes of change, racism, and violence through the narrator's memories of a black woman named Nancy.
1. behind alert and irritable electric horns, with a long diminishing noise of rubber and asphalt like a tearing of silk, and even the Negro. 2. women who still take in white peoples’ washing after the old custom, fetch and deliver it in automobiles.
A short story about a black servant, Nancy, who is pregnant and haunted by a mysterious man named Jesus. Quentin Compson, a child narrator, remembers his encounters with Nancy and her family in his hometown of Jefferson, Mississippi.
Jan 12, 2022 · A literary analysis of Faulkner's short story "That Evening Sun", which depicts the brutal and unfair treatment of a black woman by white men in the 1930s South. The story is narrated by Quentin Compson, who recalls the events as a child, and explores the themes of power, racism, and violence.
That Evening Sun is a 2009 American drama film based on a 2002 short story "I Hate to See That Evening Sun Go Down" by William Gay. The movie, produced by Dogwood Entertainment, stars Hal Holbrook as Abner Meecham and is directed by Scott Teems who also wrote the screenplay.
Mar 16, 2009 · That Evening Sun: Directed by Scott Teems. With Hal Holbrook, Barlow Jacobs, Mia Wasikowska, Carrie Preston. An aging Tennessee farmer returns to his homestead and must confront a family betrayal, the reappearance of an old enemy, and the loss of his farm.
