description: 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. Told in turns by each of the family members—including Addie herself—the novel ranges in mood from dark comedy to the deepest pathos.
language: English
title: As I Lay Dying: Holograph Manuscript and Carbon Typescript
titlecomplete: As I Lay Dying: Holograph Manuscript and Carbon Typescript (William Faulkner Manuscripts, Vol. 7)
characters: Darl Bundren, Peabody, Cash Bundren, Dewey Dell, Addie Bundren, Jewel Bundren, Vernon Tull, Anse Bundren, Cora Tull, Vardaman Bundren
genres: 20th Century, American, Southern, Literary Fiction, Novels, School, Southern Gothic, Literature, Classics, Fiction
ratings_count: 162613
places: Mississippi, Yoknapatawpha County, Mississippi, The United States of America
publisher: Garland Publishing, Inc.