modernist literature · 1930
As I Lay Dying
novel by William Faulkner
- 1930
- modernist literature
- Southern Gothic
- ◆ Nobel-winning author
Summary
As I Lay Dying is a 1930 Southern Gothic novel by American author William Faulkner. Faulkner's fifth novel, it is consistently ranked among the best novels of the 20th century. The title is derived from William Marris's 1925 translation of Homer's Odyssey, referring to the similar themes of both works.
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