The sound and the fury

The Sound and the Fury is William Faulkner's masterpiece of Southern Gothic literature.

The novel tells the story of the Compson family, once a proud Southern dynasty, now crumbling under the weight of its own decay. Told through four distinct narrative voices, including the famous stream-of-consciousness sections of the mentally disabled Benjy, the story unfolds across three decades of loss, betrayal, and obsession.

The title comes from Shakespeare's Macbeth: "It is a tale told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing."

Through the eyes of brothers Benjy, Quentin, and Jason, and the family's Black servant Dilsey, we witness the fall of a family and the death of the Old South.

Published in 1929, The Sound and the Fury is now in the public domain in the United States.

Produced and narrated by Qingye Wuchen, with AI assistance.

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Lydbog: 19. april 2026