As I Lay Dying

Significance

As I Lay Dying is consistently ranked among the best novels of 20th-century literature.[2][3][11] The novel has been reprinted by the Modern Library,[12] the Library of America, and numerous publishers, including Chatto and Windus in 1970,[13] Random House in 1990,[14] Tandem Library in 1991,[15] Vintage Books in 1996,[16] and the Folio Society in 2013. Faulkner was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1949 for his novels prior to that date, with this book being among them.[17]

The novel has also directly influenced a number of other critically acclaimed books, including British author Graham Swift's 1996 Booker Prize-winning novel Last Orders,[18] Suzan-Lori Parks's Getting Mother's Body, and Jesmyn Ward’s Sing, Unburied, Sing.[19][20]

The Grammy-nominated metalcore band As I Lay Dying derived its name from the novel.[21]

The character of Darl Bundren later appeared in Faulkner's 1935 short story "Uncle Willy".


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