William Faulkner eBooks

As I lay dying. E-book. Formato EPUB William Faulkner   -  Crisse Books, 2026  - 

Published in 1930, As I Lay Dying stands as one of Faulkner’s most audacious and condensed achievements. The novel recounts the journey of the Bundren family as they transport the corpse of Addie Bundren from their rural home to Jefferson, Mississippi, in order to fulfill her dying wish to be buried with her kin. This deceptively simple premise becomes the occasion for a profound exploration of death, language, and the fragmentation of consciousness. The narrative unfolds through fifty-nine interior monologues delivered by fifteen different speakers, including Addie herself, who speaks from beyond the grave. Each voice offers a partial, often contradictory perspective, forcing the reader to assemble meaning from dissonance rather than coherence ...