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1915•250 pages•Published•ENG•User Reviews

As I Lay Dying

3.6/ 5
13 ratings

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Written in stream-of-consciousness style with multiple narrators, the story follows a journey wherein the family of a dead woman try to transport her body to her birthplace in Mississippi in accordance with her wishes. When a ford across a river is flooded they are forced to take a roundabout route and it becomes a desperate race to complete their mission before the body begins to decompose.

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Book Details

First Published

1915

Pages

250 pages

Rating

3.6 / 5

Ratings

13

Editions

62

Publisher

J. Cape, H. Smith

Language

ENG, FRE, EST

Status

Published

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