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The Sound and the Fury

The Sound and the Fury

ClassicsLiterary Fiction
Pages
336
Published
1929
Language
English

Synopsis

Experience the decline of a once-prominent Southern family through four distinct and challenging voices. This novel explores the lives of the Compson siblings as their world crumbles around them, revealing deep-seated resentments and fractured relationships. Faulkner masterfully shifts perspectives, offering a fragmented yet powerful look at memory, loss, and the burden of the past.

Prose complexity
10/10

Vibe

MelancholicComplexDarkReflective
Multiple POVsUnreliable NarratorMorally Grey

Genres

Classics Literary Fiction

About the author

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William Faulkner

William Faulkner was a Nobel Prize-winning American author. One of the most influential writers of the 20th century, his reputation is based on his novels, novellas and short stories. He was also a published poet and an occasional screenwriter. ([Source][1].) [1]:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Faulkner

Characters

All characters in The Sound and the Fury