Soldiers' Pay by William Faulkner

Soldiers' Pay by William FaulknerA group of soldiers travel by train across the United States in the aftermath of the First World War. One of them is horribly scarred, blind and almost entirely mute. Moved by his condition, a few civilian fellow travellers decided to see him home to Georgia, to a family who believed him dead, and a fiance who grew tired of waiting. Faulkner's first novel deals powerfully with lives blighted by war.

From manual labour in a sushi factory to learning English in elementary school

stumbles upon his lookalike one fine day

encapsulating the history of recent decades

A man is caught on CCTV

Upon her return to England

including the devastating earthquake of 2015 and the subsequent drafting of a new constitution

The voice of the vanquished remains lost in silence

It is only as her memory gradually returns that her picture perfect life comes crumbling down

Contribution

Who will be her next victim

Why are some people and organizations more innovative

as well as the everyday objects and rituals that embed us in the present