Description
William Faulkner's "The Sound and the Fury" plunges readers into the decaying world of the Compson family, a once-prominent Southern dynasty crumbling under the weight of its own secrets and failures. Through a fragmented narrative told from the perspectives of four distinct characters—the intellectually challenged Benjy, the tormented Quentin, the bitter Jason, and the enduring servant Dilsey—the novel explores themes of time, memory, loss, and the inescapable grip of the past. Faulkner masterfully employs stream-of-consciousness and shifting viewpoints to create a powerful, often disorienting, yet profoundly moving portrait of a family's disintegration and the enduring human spirit.
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Published Feb 14, 2025
311 pages
ISBN: 9782384613977
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First Published
1929
Language
eng
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