The Sound and the Fury

Summary

The Sound and the Fury is a literary work^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.78% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,847 views/month, #221 of 28,446).^[2]

Key Facts

• The Sound and the Fury authored William Faulkner^[3].
• The Sound and the Fury received the Le Monde's 100 Books of the Century^[4].
• The Sound and the Fury received the 20th Century's Greatest Hits: 100 English-Language Books of Fiction^[5].
• The Sound and the Fury's image is recorded as The Sound and the Fury (1929 1st ed dust jacket).jpg^[6].
• The Sound and the Fury's instance of is recorded as literary work^[7].
• The Sound and the Fury's genre is recorded as Southern Gothic^[8].
• Macbeth is named after The Sound and the Fury^[9].
• The Sound and the Fury's follows is recorded as Sartoris^[10].
• The Sound and the Fury's followed by is recorded as As I Lay Dying^[11].
• The Sound and the Fury's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 186295912^[12].
• The Sound and the Fury's GND ID is recorded as 4399646-2^[13].
• The Sound and the Fury's OCLC number is recorded as 21525355^[14].
• The Sound and the Fury's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 12029134m^[15].
• The Sound and the Fury's Commons category is recorded as The Sound and the Fury^[16].
• The Sound and the Fury's language of work or name is recorded as American English^[17].
• The Sound and the Fury's country of origin is recorded as United States^[18].
• The Sound and the Fury's publication date is recorded as +1929-00-00T00:00:00Z^[19].
• The Sound and the Fury's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/01hdys^[20].
• The Sound and the Fury's Open Library ID is recorded as OL82932W^[21].
• The Sound and the Fury's Open Library ID is recorded as OL82870W^[22].
• The Sound and the Fury's main subject is recorded as Deep South^[23].
• The Sound and the Fury's National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID is recorded as XX1956054^[24].
• The Sound and the Fury's work available at URL is recorded as https://standardebooks.org/ebooks/william-faulkner/the-sound-and-the-fury^[25].
• The Sound and the Fury's LibraryThing work ID is recorded as 3423^[26].
• The Sound and the Fury's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as topic/The-Sound-and-the-Fury-novel-by-Faulkner^[27].

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Works and Contributions

The Sound and the Fury authored William Faulkner^[3].

Recognition

Awards received include Le Monde's 100 Books of the Century^[4], a list of best books^[28], in France^[29], written by Le Monde^[30] and 20th Century's Greatest Hits: 100 English-Language Books of Fiction^[5], a list of best books^[31].

Why It Matters

The Sound and the Fury ranks in the top 0.78% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,847 views/month, #221 of 28,446).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[32] It is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[33]

FAQs

What awards did The Sound and the Fury receive?

Honors received include Le Monde's 100 Books of the Century^[4] and 20th Century's Greatest Hits: 100 English-Language Books of Fiction^[5].