As I Lay Dying (2026)
A cornerstone of American Modernism and arguably William Faulkner's most radical technical achievement, As I Lay Dying is the scorching, darkly comic, and deeply unsettling story of a promise kept at all costs. Set in the blistering heat of the American South, William Faulkner's As I Lay Dying is the raw, unflinching, and darkly comic story of the impoverished Bundren family and their disastrous attempt to honor the dying wish of their matriarch, Addie Bundren, to be buried in her distant hometown of Jefferson. The novel fragments into 59 interior monologues from 15 different characters-the five surviving children and their father, plus various neighbors-each voice offering a skewed, private, and often shocking perspective on the family's journey. As they transport the rotting corpse across flooded rivers and through vulture-haunted landscapes, their quest exposes the devastating isolation, secret desires, and mounting madness within the family. This pioneering work of Modernist literature is a profound, unforgettable exploration of grief, duty, and the radical difference between how we see ourselves and how others see us. When Addie Bundren dies in the scorching heat of rural…
- Published
- 2026
- Pages
- 250
