The Sound And The Fury
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Condition: Good to fair. Paperback. Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription.
The Sound and the Fury is a landmark of American modernist literature, widely regarded as one of William Faulkner's greatest achievements. The novel chronicles the tragic decline of the Compson family — once a proud Southern dynasty — through four distinct narrative perspectives, each offering a fractured and deeply personal account of the same events. Faulkner employs stream-of-consciousness technique with masterful precision, immersing the reader in the disordered minds of Benjy, Quentin, Jason, and finally an omniscient narrator, each voice exposing a different layer of grief, obsession, and moral decay. Set in the fictional Yoknapatawpha County, Mississippi, the novel confronts themes of time, loss, race, and the collapse of the Old South with raw emotional intensity. A demanding yet profoundly rewarding read, it stands as an essential work for any serious student of twentieth-century literature.
Author: William Faulkner
Format: Paperback
Published: 1972, Penguin Modern Classics
Genre: Classic fiction
Condition remarks:
Condition: Good to fair. Paperback. Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription.
The Sound and the Fury is a landmark of American modernist literature, widely regarded as one of William Faulkner's greatest achievements. The novel chronicles the tragic decline of the Compson family — once a proud Southern dynasty — through four distinct narrative perspectives, each offering a fractured and deeply personal account of the same events. Faulkner employs stream-of-consciousness technique with masterful precision, immersing the reader in the disordered minds of Benjy, Quentin, Jason, and finally an omniscient narrator, each voice exposing a different layer of grief, obsession, and moral decay. Set in the fictional Yoknapatawpha County, Mississippi, the novel confronts themes of time, loss, race, and the collapse of the Old South with raw emotional intensity. A demanding yet profoundly rewarding read, it stands as an essential work for any serious student of twentieth-century literature.