Yoknapatawpha book 3 · 1930
As I Lay Dying
When Addie Bundren dies, her husband and children set out to carry her coffin to the town of Jefferson to be buried, as she wished. The journey, told in many voices, becomes an ordeal of flood and fire.
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Book facts
- Author
- William Faulkner
- Series
- Yoknapatawpha, book 3 of 10
- Published
- 1930
- Setting
- Set in the fictional Jefferson, Mississippi
- Characters charted
- 2
- Chart confidence
- High
Who is in As I Lay Dying
2 recurring or key characters from William Faulkner’s chart. Introduces Addie Bundren and Darl Bundren.
Lead 1
- Darl BundrenFirst appearancePerceptive Bundren son
Major 1
- Addie BundrenFirst appearanceDead mother of the Bundrens