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As I Lay Dying

By William Faulkner

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| Hardcover | 9780394603780

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Faulkner's distinctive narrative structures--the uses of multiple points of view and the inner psychological voices of the characters--in one of its most successful incarnations here in As I Lay Dying. In the story, the members of the Bundren family must take the body of Addie, matriarch of tContinue

Faulkner's distinctive narrative structures--the uses of multiple points of view and the inner psychological voices of the characters--in one of its most successful incarnations here in As I Lay Dying. In the story, the members of the Bundren family must take the body of Addie, matriarch of the family, to the town where Addie wanted to be buried. Along the way, we listen to each of the members on the macabre pilgrimage, while Faulkner heaps upon them various flavors of disaster. Contains the famous chapter completing the equation about mothers and fish--you'll see.

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  • William Faulkner: As I Lay Dying

    Ian Hocking As I Lay Dying - William Faulkner See all books by William Faulkner at Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.com In the deepest American South, Addie Bundren lies on her deathbed. She was a powerful woman. Her family have gathered to watch her die. All b ... (read full critics)

    spikemagazine published on Tue, 14 Sep 2010

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  • A very striking, unusual book. I was caught by its beauty and surprising technique (particularly the use of multiple points of view). It requires several readings and at different levels to be fully appreciated. Can somebody recommend a good version with notes? Southern slang is too tough for Italia ... (continue)

    A very striking, unusual book. I was caught by its beauty and surprising technique (particularly the use of multiple points of view). It requires several readings and at different levels to be fully appreciated. Can somebody recommend a good version with notes? Southern slang is too tough for Italians!

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    Paola952 said on Jun 8, 2011 | Add your feedback

  • the cover shows a detail of _watering time_ by charles burchfield in the santa barbara museum of art, california

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    rabbit said on Feb 28, 2011 about the Others edition | Add your feedback

  • this is really an exceptional piece of literature, that i'll have to read again to fully understand. maybe even a couple more times. so complex, so gripping, so thought out and amazingly written... amazing.

    only 4 stars though because i read it at a pretty bad time... this is definitely not the boo ... (continue)

    this is really an exceptional piece of literature, that i'll have to read again to fully understand. maybe even a couple more times. so complex, so gripping, so thought out and amazingly written... amazing.

    only 4 stars though because i read it at a pretty bad time... this is definitely not the book to read if you are at all depressed or upset. it will just make it worse. even if you're happy, it'll be a downer. that doesn't make it a bad book in any way (some would argue it makes it even better), just that it's not a universal "awesome!". so 4.

    [edit] actually i changed my mind. because even though i know i'll probably have a mental breakdown if i read it again so soon, i STILL want to (won't, though). as soul crushing as it is, it's still an incredibly good book. 5 stars.

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