As I Lay Dying
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- Synopsis
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"I set out deliberately to write a tour-de-force. Before I ever put pen to paper and set down the first word I knew what the last word would be and almost where the last period would fall." --William Faulkner on As I Lay Dying
As I Lay Dying is Faulkner's harrowing account of the Bundren family's odyssey across the Mississippi countryside to bury Addie, their wife and mother.
Narrated in turn by each of the family members--including Addie herself--as well as others the novel ranges in mood, from dark comedy to the deepest pathos.
[This text is listed as an example that meets Common Core Standards in English language arts in grades 11-12 at http://www.corestandards.org.]
- Copyright:
- 1957
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Publisher Quality
- ISBN-13:
- 9780307792167
- Related ISBNs:
- 9780679732259
- Publisher:
- Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
- Date of Addition:
- 11/02/15
- Copyrighted By:
- William Faulkner
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- Literature and Fiction
- Submitted By:
- Bookshare Staff
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.
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