{"product_id":"as-i-lay-dying","title":"As I Lay Dying","description":"\u003ctable align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\"\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"productDetailSmallElements\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBrief Description\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"Through the monologues of a dying mother's children and neighbors, William Faulkner explores the emotional complexities of loss and existence, raising the fundamental question of what it truly means to live\"-- Provided by publisher.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBiographical Note\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tNobel Proze winner William Cuthbert Faulkner was born in Mississippi in 1897 in Mississippi and made the South the center of his great novels, from \n\u003ci\u003eThe Sound and the Fury\u003c\/i\u003e to \n\u003ci\u003eAs I Lay Dying\u003c\/i\u003e and \n\u003ci\u003eLight in August\u003c\/i\u003e. Faulkner wrote novels, short stories, a play, poetry, essays, and screenplays.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher Marketing\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAddie Bundren, a gravely ill mother of five--Cash, Darl, Jewel, Dewey Dell, and Vardaman--voices her wish to be laid to rest with her birth family in Jefferson, the capital of Yoknapatawpha County. William Faulkner examines the complexities of grief and ingeniously portrays the emotional turmoil of multiple narrators through the monologues of her children and neighbors after her passing. From the building of the coffin to the transport of the body, Faulkner's profound exploration of mortality offers a unique and compelling perspective on loss and existence in a richly woven tale highlighting the absurdities and hardships of life in rural Mississippi. This classic read encourages us to reflect on the intricate dynamics between personal desires and shared goals and raises the fundamental question of what it truly means to live.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Faulkner, William\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Dover Publications\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePub Date:\u003c\/b\u003e 2026-02-17\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC:\u003c\/b\u003e Fiction|Classics|Fiction|Family Life|General|Fiction|Southern|Fiction|Literary|Fiction|Psychological\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSubjects:\u003c\/b\u003e Burial|Death|Mississippi|Domestic fiction|Novels|Fiction\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.29 lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780486855349\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eASIN:\u003c\/b\u003e -\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSKU:\u003c\/b\u003e SP-9780486855349\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dover Publications","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51154484920598,"sku":"SP-9780486855349","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0857\/9910\/8886\/files\/9780486855349_spiral.png?v=1774946967","url":"https:\/\/lusper.myshopify.com\/products\/as-i-lay-dying","provider":"Lusperbooks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}