The death and burial of Addie Bundren is told by members of her family, as they cart the coffin to Jefferson, Mississippi, to bury her among her people. And as the intense desires, fears and rivalries of the family are revealed in the vernacular of the Deep South, Faulkner presents a portrait of extraordinary power - as epic as the Old Testament, as American as Huckleberry Finn.
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As I Lay Dying
The death and burial of Addie Bundren is told by members of her family, as they cart the coffin to Jefferson, Mississippi, to bury her among her people. And as the intense desires, fears and rivalries of the family are revealed in the vernacular of the Deep South, Faulkner presents a portrait of extraordinary power - as epic as the Old Testament, as American as Huckleberry Finn.
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Reviewed by Lina Eine arme Familie im Trauerprozess. Der Ehemann und die fünf Kinder erzählen aus ihren Perspektiven wie der Tod der Mutter/Ehefrau und die Beisetzung passieren. Im wahrsten Sinne des Wortes, den alles geht irgendwie schief, was schief gehen kann. Denn ihr letzter Wille war, bei ihrer Familie im abgelegenen Städtchen beerdigt zu werden. Während der längeren Reise, da die Brücken weggespült wurden, kommen dunkle Familiengeheimnisse zu Tage. Danach ist die Familie nicht mehr das, was sie mal das war.