As I Lay Dying

By William Faulkner | Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group

About the book

A true 20th-century classic from the Nobel Prize-winning author of The Sound and the Fury: the famed harrowing account of the Bundren family’s odyssey across the Mississippi countryside to bury Addie, their wife and mother.

As I Lay Dying is one of the most influential novels in American fiction in structure, style, and drama. 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. 

“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

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

Editions of As I Lay Dying

Hardcover
ISBN 9780394415819
Hardcover
ISBN 9780394603780
Paperback
ISBN 9780804170413
Paperback
ISBN 9780679732259
EBook
ISBN 9780307792167
EBook
ISBN 9781551998534
Audiobook
ISBN 9780736626644
Audiobook
ISBN 9781415927724
AudioStreaming
ISBN 9780739325377
AudioStreaming
ISBN 9780739345382
AudioDisc
ISBN 9781415927731

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A true 20th-century classic from the Nobel Prize-winning author of The Sound and the Fury: the famed harrowing account of the Bundren family’s odyssey across the Mississippi countryside to bury Addie, their wife and mother.

As I Lay Dying is one of the most influential novels in American fiction in structure, style, and drama. 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. 

“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

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

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What is As I Lay Dying about?

A true 20th-century classic from the Nobel Prize-winning author of The Sound and the Fury: the famed harrowing account of the Bundren family’s odyssey across the Mississippi countryside to bury Addie, their wife and mother.

As I Lay Dying is one of the most influential novels in American fiction in structure, style, and drama. 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. 

“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

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

What core themes, tropes, or subjects are explored in As I Lay Dying?

Fiction > Fiction: literary and general non-genre

Where can I read a sample of As I Lay Dying?

You can read an official preview of the few pages here https://www.book2look.com/book/9780394415819

Is As I Lay Dying part of a series, and can it be read as a standalone?

Yes it is a part of series Vintage International

Who is/are the Author/s of the book As I Lay Dying?

William Faulkner

Who is the Publisher of the book As I Lay Dying?

Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group

What are the ISBN numbers for the physical and digital editions?

As I Lay Dying is available as hardcover(ISBN 9780394415819) and hardcover(ISBN 9780394603780) and paperback(ISBN 9780804170413) and paperback(ISBN 9780679732259) and ebook(ISBN 9780307792167) and ebook(ISBN 9781551998534) and audiobook(ISBN 9780736626644) and audiobook(ISBN 9781415927724) and audiostreaming(ISBN 9780739325377) and audiostreaming(ISBN 9780739345382) and audiodisc(ISBN 9781415927731)

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