As I Lay Dying &The Sound & The Fury & Light In August

Faulkners famous tragic narrative of the Bundren familys trek across the Mississippi countryside to bury Addie their wife and mother is a true 20th-century masterpiece. In terms of organisation language and drama As I Lay Dying is one of the most important works in American fiction. The novel which is told in turn by each member of the family including Addie and others fluctuates in mood from dark humour to deep pathos.