The Sound and the Fury

This article is about the novel by William Faulkner. For the Shakespeare quote, see Tomorrow and tomorrow and tomorrow. For other uses, see The Sound and the Fury (disambiguation).
The Sound and the Fury
First edition
AuthorWilliam Faulkner
LanguageEnglish
GenreModernist novel
Stream of consciousness
Southern Gothic
Published1929
PublisherJonathan Cape and Harrison Smith
Publication date
1929
Publication placeUnited States
Pages326
OCLC21525355
813/.52 20
LC ClassPS3511.A86 S7 1990

The Sound and the Fury is a novel by the American author William Faulkner. It employs several narrative styles, including stream of consciousness. Published in 1929, The Sound and the Fury was Faulkner's fourth novel, and was not immediately successful. In 1931, however, when Faulkner's sixth novel, Sanctuary, was published—a sensationalist story, which Faulkner later said was written only for money—The Sound and the Fury also became commercially successful, and Faulkner began to receive critical attention.[1]

  1. ^ Morrison, Gail M. "The Composition of The Sound and the Fury". University of Saskatchewan.