Widely regarded as one of the best English-language novels of the 20th century, The Sound and the Fury chronicles the decline of a once-prominent Southern family. Told through four different perspectives—developmentally disabled Benjy, neurotic and sensitive Quentin, manipulative Jason, and an unnamed narrator—the tragedies that haunt the Compson family are revealed in the characters' own voices and thoughts.

The critical success of Faulkner's stream-of-consciousness masterpiece played a part in the author receiving the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1949. Fragmented and without a linear narrative, The Sound and the Fury is a defining work of the genre, with a deeply moving story of corruption and renewal at its core.

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