Folio Society Published Works Number 3257
Faulkner, William - The Sound and the Fury
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Faulkner, William - The Sound and the Fury (Published in by The Folio Society in 2016. Bound in blocked cloth. Set in Miller. 552 pages containing coloured text. Colour-coded bookmark. Slipcase with printed label. 10" x 6.25". Introduced by Stephen M. Ross and Noel Polk. The exclusive colourised text version of an American literary masterpiece, now produced in a standard edition due to popular demand. Published the way William Faulkner wanted it to be published. Based on The Folio Society's celebrated limited edition of 2012, this edition of William Faulkner's classic work – famous for its multiple viewpoints and chronological layers – allows the reader to experience The Sound and the Fury as its author always intended. The timelines in the Benjy section of this unique version have each been isolated and assigned a colour, thus allowing the reader to navigate a fragmented narrative. A specially developed bookmark displaying the colour key is included to assist when cross-referencing between the novel and its commentary. The book begins on a day in April 1928, with events recounted from the point of view of Benjy Compson, a man in his 30s but with the mind of a small child. For Benjy each sight, word or action in the present propels him through his memories, and via his uncomprehending observation we gain a picture of a family in freefall, from wealth to poverty, from love to bitter division. As the book progresses we learn more – first through the eyes of Quentin (haunted, unhappy), then through Jason (spiteful, filled with resentment), and finally centring on Dilsey, the servant whose loyalty and faith is all holds the household together. )
