| As I Lay Dying Contributor(s): Faulkner, William (Author) |
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ISBN: 067973225X ISBN-13: 9780679732259 Publisher: Vintage OUR PRICE: $15.30 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 1991 Annotation: At the heart of this 1930 novel is the Bundren family's bizarre journey to Jefferson to bury Addie, their wife and mother. Faulkner lets each family member--including Addie--and others along the way tell their private responses to Addie's life. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Classics - Fiction | Literary - Fiction | Sagas |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 90050261 |
| Lexile Measure: 870 |
| Series: Vintage International |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 5.2" W x 8" (0.50 lbs) 288 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Deep South - Geographic Orientation - Mississippi - Topical - Death/Dying - Topical - Family - Catalog Heading - Classics - Curriculum Strand - Language Arts |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 16704 Reading Level: 5.4 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 9.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: "I set out deliberately to write a tour-de-force. 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." --William Faulkner on As I Lay Dying 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. |