The novel centers on the Compson family, former Southern aristocrats who are struggling to deal with the dissolution of their family and its reputation. The Sound and the Fury is set in Jefferson, Mississippi, in the first third of the 20th century. In 1931, however, when Faulkner's sixth novel, Sanctuary, was published-a sensationalist story, which Faulkner later said was written only for money- The Sound and the Fury also became commercially successful, and Faulkner began to receive critical attention. Published in 1929, The Sound and the Fury was Faulkner's fourth novel, and was not immediately successful. It employs several narrative styles, including stream of consciousness. The Sound and the Fury is a novel by the American author William Faulkner.
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