#3 Sin and Salvation

As I Lay Dying

William Faulkner
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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.
Genres: ClassicsFictionLiteratureNovelsAmericanSchoolSouthern GothicLiterary Fiction20th CenturySouthern
288 Pages

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