As I Lay Dying is a 1930 Southern Gothic novel by American author William Faulkner, his fifth novel, consistently ranked among the best novels of the twentieth century. Its title derives from William Marris's 1925 translation of Homer's Odyssey, referring to themes shared by both works, and the novel uses a stream-of-consciousness writing technique with multiple narrators and varying chapter lengths. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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Who narrates As I Lay Dying?
Fifteen different characters, including Addie, the dead mother.
The novel is narrated by fifteen characters in turn, including a confused child and the dead woman, Addie herself. This is the innovative narrative technique that gives the Bundren family's journey its many competing viewpoints.
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As I Lay Dying is a 1930 Southern Gothic novel by American author William Faulkner.
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As I Lay Dying is a 1930 Southern Gothic novel by American author William Faulkner.
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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. The novel uses a stream-of-consciousness writing technique, multiple narrators, and varying chapter lengths.
Authored By: William Faulkner, Lead section, authorship
As I Lay Dying is a 1930 Southern Gothic novel by American author William Faulkner.
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is a 1930 Southern Gothic novel by American author William Faulkner
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The novel uses a stream-of-consciousness writing technique
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