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In the early twentieth century, the Deep South was a landscape of profound transformation and tumultuous change, marked by societal decay, loss, and an enduring search for meaning. William Faulkner's haunting modernist masterpiece The Sound and the Fury , set in Mississippi,... Read Full Overview

"Backgrounds" begins with the appendix Faulkner wrote in 1945 and sometimes referred to as another telling of The Sound and the Fury and includes a selection of Faulkner's letters, excerpts from two Faulkner interviews, a memoir by Faulkner s friend Ben Wasson, and both versions... Read Full Overview

A new collectible hardcover edition of Faulkner's masterpiece, with thirteen brand-new illustrations

A classic of American literature from a Nobel Prize-winning author, The Sound and the Fury is widely considered to be one of the best novels of the twentieth century... Read Full Overview

In The Sound and the Fury, William Faulkner crafts a poignant and harrowing portrait of a Southern family in decline. Set in Mississippi in the early 20th century, the novel follows the Compson family-once-proud members of Southern aristocracy-through their unraveling as they... Read Full Overview

La vida no es m s que una sombra... Una historia narrada por un necio, llena de ruido y furia, que nada significa. Macbeth, Shakespeare El ruido y la furia es una obra maestra de la literatura. Relata la degeneraci n progresiva de la familia Compson, sus secretos y las... Read Full Overview

The Sound and the Fury: A Timeless Classic by Nobel Laureate William Faulkner Step into the world of William Faulkner's The Sound and the Fury , one of the most celebrated novels in American literature. First published in 1929, this masterpiece redefined storytelling with its... Read Full Overview

The text of this Norton Critical Edition is that of the corrected edition scrupulously prepared by Noel Polk, whose textual note precedes the text. David Minter's annotations are designed to assist the reader with obscure words and allusions.

Sound and the Fury, The, by Faulkner, William

A complex, intense American novel of family from the winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature. It employs several narrative styles, including stream of consciousness. The Sound and the Fury is the tragedy of the Compson family, featuring some of the most memorable characters... Read Full Overview

The Sound and the Fury is one of William Faulkner's most celebrated novels, published in 1929. The story is notable for its innovative narrative structure, told through multiple perspectives, each reflecting the inner turmoil and complex relationships of the Compson family,... Read Full Overview