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As I Lay Dying
de William Faulkner
- Usado
- good
- Tapa blanda
- Estado
- Good/No jacket
- Librería
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Rochdale, Greater Manchester, United Kingdom
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Sobre este artículo
Penguin, 1965. Reprint. Paperback book. Good/No jacket. Cover and spine have mild tanning and small creases. Mild scuffing around the spine. There is a stamp mark on inside cover and a school label on second page. Pages are tanned. For more information on our condition gradings, see Terms of Sale below.
Sinopsis
William Faulkner claimed to have written As I Lay Dying, his fifth novel, in just six weeks — with very little revision — while working at power plant in 1929. While this sounds impressive in and of itself, also consider the fact that this novel has 15 different narrators throughout its 59 chapters and has consistently been recognized as one of the greatest works of the American literature. As I Lay Dying is the first book in which Faulkner introduces Yoknapatawpha County, a fictional rendition of his native Lafayette County, Mississippi, which became the setting for some of his best-known works. The author’s self-described “tour de force” follows the death of Addie Bundren and her family’s various notions regarding her burial requests and their journey to Jefferson, in the heart of the county, to fulfill them. Poverty, bad weather, injury, and pregnancy are just some of the hindrances faced along the way. Fittingly, the title of the novel comes from a line in Homer’s The Odyssey: “As I lay dying, the woman with the dog's eyes would not close my eyes as I descended into Hades.” Along with The Sound and the Fury, As I Lay Dying helped to secured Faulkner’s stance as a pioneer of the stream-of-consciousness technique, joining the ranks with James Joyce and Virginia Woolf. In vernacular that echoes Mark Twain, the characters of the novel are able to develop gradually through the perceptions of others. Though this requires readers to take an active part in constructing the story, it also allows for multiple, and sometimes, conflicting interpretations. Faulkner was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1949 for his novels prior to that date, which includes As I Lay Dying. The novel has also directly influenced a number of other critically acclaimed books, including Graham Swift’s Booker prize-winning novel Last Orders and Suzan-Lori Parks’ Getting Mother’s Body, an African-American retelling of the story. As I Lay Dying is ranked 35th on Modern Library’s “100 Best” English-language novels of the 20th century and 55th on The Guardian’s list of the 100 best novels. The Grammy-nominated metalcore band As I Lay Dying derived its name from this book as well. In 2014, writer/director James Franco released a film adaptation of the novel.
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Detalles
- Librería
- A Whole Other Story
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- Inventario del vendedor #
- 21037-172
- Título
- As I Lay Dying
- Autor
- William Faulkner
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Paperback book
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Good
- Estado de la sobrecubierta
- No jacket
- Edición
- Reprint
- Encuadernación
- Tapa blanda
- Editorial
- Penguin
- Fecha de publicación
- 1965
Términos de venta
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Our condition gradings: As New - Perfect condition, appears as if newly published. Fine - May have been opened and read, but there are no defects to the book, jacket or pages. Very Good - Shows some small signs of wear, but you would need to look closely to find them. No tears, scuffing or inscriptions, text block will be clean and tight and the binding sound. Good - May show some signs of wear such as light creasing, marks or scuffing. Pages may be age tanned, and small inscriptions or library stamps may be present. Fair - Well loved books with obvious signs of use such as creasing, scuffing, tears, inscriptions or annotations, loose pages, etc. Reading copy - Very worn and will have significant defects such as heavy creasing, scuffing, tears, annotations, loose pages, etc. The book is fine for reading but nothing else.
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- Spine
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