As I Lay Dying (Hardcover, New edition)

As they transport their mother's coffin to her birthplace in Jackson, members of the Bundren family take it in turns to tell their different versions of events, revealing their very different relationships to the deceased. This is a model study of the often obsessive nature of family relationships - a unique mixture of Southern gothic and modernist psychological exploration. (Kirkus UK)

One of William Faulkner's finest novels, As I Lay Dying was originally published in 1930, and remains a captivating and stylistically innovative work. The story revolves around a grim yet darkly humorous pilgrimage, as Addie Bundren's family sets out to fulfill her last wish: to be buried in her native Jefferson, Mississippi, far from the miserable backwater surroundings of her married life. Told through multiple voices, it vividly brings to life Faulkner's imaginary South, one of the great invented landscapes in all of literature, and is replete with the poignant, impoverished, violent, and hypnotically fascinating characters that were his trademark.

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

General

Imprint:	Modern Library Inc
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Modern Library 100 Best Novels
Release date:	November 2000
First published:	November 2000
Authors:	William Faulkner
Foreword by:	E. L Doctorow
Dimensions:	210 x 141 x 22mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	256
Edition:	New edition
ISBN-13:	978-0-375-50452-5
Categories:	Books > Fiction > General & literary fiction > Modern fiction
LSN:	0-375-50452-4
Barcode:	9780375504525

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