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“Faulkner writes in a way that I just can’t put the book down. Everything he writes is this way for me. It feels like a play of words and sentence structure- unconventional but humanizing in a way. ”
— Otillia • Page 1 Books
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. William Faulkner expertly illustrates the epic and tragic story of the Compson family, three generations of Southern aristocrats on the brink of ruin.
Unprecedented for its time, Faulkner weaves a tale spanning nearly two decades and told from multiple points of view in a style all its own. Featuring some of the most memorable characters in literature—the beautiful and rebellious Caddy; the haunted and neurotic Quentin; the brutal and cynical Jason; and Dilsey, the matriarchal servant who observes them all—this novel is a heartrending investigation of family, legacy, social change, and the decline of a once powerful aristocratic dynasty.
William Faulkner was born in Mississippi in 1897. A legend of American letters, he is the author of The Sound and the Fury, Absalom, Absalom!, As I Lay Dying, and many other works. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1950, and died in 1962.
Edoardo Ballerini is a two time winner of the Best Male Narrator Audie Award from the Audiobook Publishers Association, and was named a “Golden Voice” by AudioFile. The New York Times has called him “a master in his field.”
Robin Miles, named a Golden Voice by AudioFile magazine, has won several Audie and Earphones Awards. She holds a BA in theater studies from Yale University, an MFA in acting from the Yale School of Drama, and a certificate from the British American Drama Academy in England.
Shaun Taylor-Corbett is an actor, singer, and writer. A graduate of the University of Delaware, he has television and Broadway credits, including the role of Sonny on Broadway in In the Heights. He also has off-Broadway credits including In the Heights and Altar Boyz.
Bronson Pinchot, an Audie Award–winning narrator and Audible’s Narrator of the Year for 2010, received his education at Yale University. He restores Greek Revival buildings and appears in television, film, and on stage whenever the pilasters and entablatures overwhelm him.
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Audiobook details
Author:
William Faulkner
Narrators:
Edoardo Ballerini, various narrators, Robin Miles, Shaun Taylor-Corbett & Bronson Pinchot
ISBN:
9798212633314
Length:
9 hours 40 minutes
Language:
English
Publisher:
Blackstone Publishing
Publication date:
January 7, 2025
Edition:
Unabridged
Libro.fm rank:
#2,521 Overall
Genre rank:
#38 in Classics
Reviews
“The Sound and the Fury constituted an artistic breakthrough…Careful patterns of words and images…create an artistic unity that transcends the fragmented perspectives on display.”
“The Sound and the Fury is a masterpiece of the modernist movement that wasn’t afraid to reveal the dark side of the Mississippi aristocracy. It is a haunting tale you won’t soon forget.”
“No man ever put more of his heart and soul into the written word than did William Faulkner. If you want to know all you can about that heart and soul, the fiction where he put it is still right there.”
“William Faulkner’s The Sound and the Fury is one of the monuments of High Modernism—America’s answer to James Joyce’s Ulysses.”
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