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The Sound and the Fury
by William Faulkner
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good+
- Seller
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Hudson, New Hampshire, United States
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About This Item
"THE SOUND AND THE FURY" by William Faulkner. 1931 1st UK edition, presumed 2nd state (with 1931 stated on the title page, though lacking the four pages of advertisements at the back); Chatto and Windus; London. The book comes with a facsimile dust jacket and a protective jacket sleeve. "The Sound and the Fury" was the second of Faulkner's novels to appear in England. From the dust jacket: "In form experimental, in parts seemingly chaotic, his new book is difficult but no less brilliant than its predecessor (Soldier's Pay), and shows to better advantage the versatility of Mr. Faulkner's gifts as a writer. Of its imaginative force there can be no question."
Condition:
Some very light soiling to the right edge of the front cover, and to the top and left-hand edges of the back cover. There is a bit of mottling to the cloth along the left edge of the front cover. Sharp cover corners. Tight binding with no cracks and no loose pages. Both covers are firmly attached. Light staining at the top edge and long edge of the text block. Foxing to the pages at the front from the end papers to the copyright page, and to the last few pages at the back...the pages in-between are clean with no issues found. Oxford UK bookshop label affixed to the front pastedown. The front end paper has a thin, light stain along the top edge, and a small light stain at the right edge. The rear end paper and pastedown have a thin, light stain along the top edge Overall the book is in Good+ condition. The facsimile dust jacket is in Near Fine condition with no issues found. (The jacket comes with a clear, protective sleeve - not shown.)
Synopsis
William Faulkner once described The Sound and the Fury, his fourth novel, as “a real son-of-a-bitch” and “the greatest I’ll ever write.” Set in Jefferson, Mississippi, the novel — a classic example of Southern gothic literature — traces the decaying values of the Southern society through the downfall of the aristocratic Compson family. The Sound and the Fury is structured into four distinct sections and perspectives: Benjamin "Benjy" Compson, a mentally disabled 33-year-old man, narrates Part 1: April 7, 1928; Benjy’s older brother, Quentin, narrates Part 2: June 2, 1910; Jason, the youngest Compson brother, narrates April 6, 1928; and Part 4: April 8, 1928 (the day after Part 1) is narrated by a newly introduced third person omniscient point of view. Like James Joyce and other Modernist writers, Faulkner experimented with various narrative techniques, including narrator shifts, frequent times shifts, unconventional punctuation and sentence structure, and — perhaps most predominantly — stream-of-consciousness. Revealing the inner thoughts of the characters to the reader, the narration of The Sound and the Fury is attentive to the events surrounding each character in the present, but also frequently returns to their memories of the past. In doing so, the four parts of the novel relate many of the same episodes, each from different points of view. While initial sales of The Sound and the Fury well less than impressive, the novel became commercially successful with the 1931 publication of Faulkner’s sixth novel, Sanctuary. Still, not one of Faulkner’s novels that followed ever generated as much critical response as The Sound and the Fury. The author was praised for this ability to effectively capture the intimate processes of the human mind in the novel and it played a role in William Faulkner's receiving the 1949 Nobel Prize in Literature. In 1998, the Modern Library ranked The Sound and the Fury sixth on its list of the 100 best English-language novels of the 20th century.
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- Bookseller
- CraigsClassics
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 7824
- Title
- The Sound and the Fury
- Author
- William Faulkner
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Good+
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Chatto and Windus
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1931
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- william faulkner, sound and the fury, as i lay dying, a rose for emily, absalom absalom, light in august, sanctuary, barn burning, forget thee jerusalem, dry september, the hamlet, go down moses, sartoris, a fable, the reivers, intruder in the dust, that
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- Literature / Fiction;
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About CraigsClassics
My store offers a curated selection of antiquarian books in a variety of topics with an emphasis on classic literature and children's classics. I take pride in providing great customer service with prompt replies to offers and inquiries, careful packaging and next-day shipping. Based in scenic southern New Hampshire.
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- Good+
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