Get Lit continues today with William Faulkner’s As I Lay Dying, a novel that, far more even than Cash Bundren’s coffin above, involves a significant amount of craftsmanship. The story of a dead matriarch and her family’s 40-mile journey of dubious necessity to bury her is told through fifteen narrators across over sixty sections. The means are unconventional, the end controversial, and Brad and I will discuss it this afternoon, hopefully with many of you. Join us at 4:30 PM ET at:
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You've been reading some good ones lately. My favorite Faulkner. People have compared my structure to this novel which I hadn't read at the time, but I do like it. Good story.
"My mother is a fish" I think that was a quote from Darl, but I read this book too many decades ago to be sure.