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As I lay dying, William Faulkner

Label
As I lay dying, William Faulkner
Language
eng
Index
no index present
Intended audience
870L, Lexile
Literary Form
fiction
Main title
As I lay dying
Responsibility statement
William Faulkner
resource.studyProgramName
Accelerated Reader, UG, 5.4, 9, 16704
Summary
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. As I Lay Dying is the harrowing, darkly comic tale of the Bundren family's trek across Mississippi to bury Addie, their wife and mother, as told by each of the family members--including Addie herself
Target audience
adult
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