William Faulkner - Background information

The first book i going to be reading as part of my study on literature during the 20th century before WW2 starts with As I Lay Dying by William Faulkner.
So i did some research on the author to start, William Faulkner(September 25, 1987 - July 6, 1962) was a Nobel Prize winning American author. He was considered one of the most influential writers of the 20th century. He got this reputation by his work on his novels and short stories. He also published poems from time to time and was an occasional screenwriter. William got his work published starting in the 1920s but was a unknown name until he received the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1949. During his writing career he published 13 novels and numerous short stories. His most celebrated novels such as The Sound and the Fury (1929), As I Lay Dying (1930), Light in August (1932) and Absalom, Absalom! (1936).Most of his short stories are set in Yoknapatawpha County (fictional county created by William himself)which is based upon his hometown of Oxford, Mississippi. Through his achievements he has often been credited as one of the most important writers in the history of American Literature.

So from what i have read about the author i going to assume As I Lay Dying most likely will take place in a small town in the middle of no where in the Mid - Western states, and something or someone upsets the small town and chaos (from a redneck point of view) ensues