Yoknapatawpha book 4 · 1931
Sanctuary
Temple Drake, a college girl, is stranded at a bootlegger’s house in the country with a young man, and falls into the hands of a gangster named Popeye. A lawyer, Horace Benbow, tries to defend a man accused of murder.
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Book facts
- Author
- William Faulkner
- Series
- Yoknapatawpha, book 4 of 10
- Published
- 1931
- Setting
- Set in the fictional Jefferson, Mississippi
- Characters charted
- 2
- Chart confidence
- High
Who is in Sanctuary
2 recurring or key characters from William Faulkner’s chart. Introduces Temple Drake.
Lead 1
- Temple DrakeFirst appearanceCollege girl
Major 1
- Horace BenbowLawyer