As I Lay Dying (Modern Library 100 Best Novels)

ISBN: 0375504524

Author: Faulkner, William

Condition: New

Selected by the Modern Library as one of the 100 best novels of all timeA beautifully repackaged edition of William Faulkners classic novel that follows one familys odyssey across the Mississippi countryside to bury their beloved matriarch-with a Foreword by E. L. DoctorowFaulkner wanted to write a tour-de-force and he did. . . . It is a virtuosic piece, displaying everything that this writer has at his disposal.-E. L. Doctorow, from the ForewordOne of William Faulkners finest novels, As I Lay Dying, originally published in 1930, remains a captivating and stylistically innovative work. The story revolves around a grim yet darkly humorous pilgrimage, as Addie Bundrens 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, As I Lay Dying vividly brings to life Faulkners imaginary South, one of literatures great invented landscapes, and is replete with the poignant, impoverished, violent, and hypnotically fascinating characters that were his trademark.Along with a Foreword by E. L. Doctorow, this edition reproduces the corrected text of As I Lay Dying as established in 1985 by Faulkner expert Noel Polk.