num_pages: 288
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. 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.
language: English
title: As I Lay Dying
titlecomplete: As I Lay Dying
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: 162621
places: Mississippi, Yoknapatawpha County, Mississippi, The United States of America
publisher: Vintage