The Sound and the Fury (Dover Thrift Editions: Classic Novels) - Softcover

Faulkner, William

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0486853659 ISBN 13: 9780486853659

Publisher: Dover Publications, 2025

Synopsis

This timeless classic captures the unraveling of a Southern family amidst the societal upheavals of the early 20th century.

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, set in Mississippi, portrays the decline of the once-aristocratic Compson family through the divergent, fragmented lives of its siblings, Benjy, Quentin, Jason, Caddy, and family servant Dilsey. 
 

• A groundbreaking modernist novel featuring a fragmented narrative structure and stream-of-consciousness technique.
• Explores powerful themes of loss, memory, time, and personal identity through the lives of the Compson family. 
• Rich, evocative prose immerses readers in the struggles and complexities of the characters.
• Gain a profound understanding of the human condition during a period of societal transformation in the early 20th-century American Deep South.
• Be mesmerized by Faulkner’s masterful ability to depict personal and family turmoil intertwined with historical change.
• A literary milestone that redefined storytelling and continues to inspire readers and writers alike.

The Sound and the Fury is more than just a novel—it is an emotional and intellectual experience that challenges perceptions and invites deep introspection. Discover why Faulkner’s masterpiece remains an essential part of American literature and a testament to his enduring literary brilliance.

Edition details

• Publisher: Dover Publications
• Publication date: 2025
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0486853659
• ISBN 13: 9780486853659
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 240