As I Lay Dying

novel by William Faulkner
VisualArtwork literary_work Q1544119
As I Lay Dying
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Summary

As I Lay Dying is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of literary work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9,780 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Author: William Faulkner[3]
  • Genre: modernist literature[4], Southern Gothic[5]
  • Follows: The Sound and the Fury[6]
  • Followed by: Sanctuary[7]
  • Commons category: As I Lay Dying[8]
  • Language of work or name: American English[9], English[10]
  • Country of origin: United States[11]
  • Publication date: 1930[12]
  • Title: As I Lay Dying[13], Als ich im Sterben lag[14], Tandis que j'agonise[15]
  • Different from: As I Lay Dying[16]
  • Derivative work: As I Lay Dying[17]
  • Form of creative work: novel[18]
  • P14541: 2M3de2[19]

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Cultural Impact

Things named for As I Lay Dying include it[20], a musical group[21], founded in 2000[22].

Why It Matters

As I Lay Dying has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[23] It is known by 28 alternative names across languages and contexts.[24]

Entities named for it include it[20], a musical group[21], founded in 2000[22].

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  8. [10] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. wikidata.org.
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  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [21] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [22] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [23] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [24] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 3d ago · ToxicPea · 2026-10-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Commons category → As I Lay Dying
    Claims rich → —
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  2. 5d ago · HedgeHog · 2026-10-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Bookbrainz work id → 7f0c9321-70a2-49e3-b520-e4e4b882a02b
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'commons', 'da', 'de', 'el', 'en', 'eo', 'es', 'fa', 'fr', 'hy', 'id', 'i
    Sitelink count → 31
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  3. 14w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14541 → 2M3de2
    Genre → modernist literature, Southern Gothic
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  4. 23w ago · KaleemBot bot · 2026-05-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Followed by → —
    Author → William Faulkner
    Different from → As I Lay Dying
    Genre → —
    + 14 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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