As I Lay Dying

As I Lay Dying"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

"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. Considered one of the most influential novels in American fiction in structure, style, and drama, As I Lay Dying is a true 20th-century classic.

This edition reproduces the corrected text of As I Lay Dying as established in 1985 by Noel Polk.

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Vintage
Published: 01/30/1991
ISBN: 9780679732259
Pages: 288
Weight: 0.50lbs
Size: 8.00h x 5.20w x 0.70d

Review Citations: People Weekly 10/25/2010 pg. 47

Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 16704 / As I Lay Dying
Reading Level: 5.4 / Interest Level: Upper Grade / Point Value: 9