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Faulkner wrote it while working at a power plant, published it in 1930. William faulkner on as i lay dying as i lay dying is faulkners harrowing account of the bundren familys odyssey across the mississippi countryside to bury addie, their wife and mother. 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. As i lay dying are words spoken by agamemnons shade in hades as he recounts his homecoming murder by his wife. William faulkner began writing as i lay dying the day after the 1929 wall street crash. Summary read a plot overview of the entire book or a chapter by chapter summary and analysis. William faulkner diagnosed modern ills in as i lay dying. The first edition of the novel was published in 1930, and was written by william faulkner. It was his seventh novel, published in 1930 when he was 33 he died in 1962, and was awarded the nobel prize for. As i lay dying, william faulkner as i lay dying is a 1930 novel, in the genre of southern gothic, by american author william faulkner. Faulkner wrote as i lay dying in six weeks while working nights at a power plant.

The story revolves around a grim yet darkly humorous pilgrimage, as addie bundren s family sets out to fulfill her last wish. Full text of as i lay dying full text william faulkner see other formats. As i lay dying full text william faulkner internet archive. In summary, william faulkners as i lay dying is a modernist masterpiece. Digital rights management drm the publisher has supplied this book in encrypted form, which means that you need to install free software in order to unlock and read it. Book summary of as i lay dying as i lay dying is told in individual sections, so that the narration of the story shifts from one character to another. Free download or read online as i lay dying pdf epub book. He wrote it in stream of consciousness writing style. As i lay dying is a 1930 novel, in the genre of southern gothic, by american author william faulkner. It uses over a dozen narrators and a streamofconsciousness style to piece together the story of the bundren family. Full text of as i lay dying full text william faulkner.

Narrated in turn by each of the family membersincluding addie herselfas well as others the novel ranges in mood, from dark comedy to the deepest pathos. Listen author jesmyn ward and professor christopher rieger on literary giant william faulkner. It documents, through the voices of 15 characters, the emergence of. As i lay dying the woman with the dogs eyes would not close my eyelids for me as i descended into hades.