The Sound and the Fury / William Faulkner / 348 pages / Deceased Author November Challenge

One of the greatest novels of the twentieth century, this is a tale of a family's dance with tragedy.  The Compson Family strives to fulfill their role as an important family in post civil war Deep South.  They must  cope with a manchild, Benjy; the beautiful, rebellious Caddy; the haunted, neurotic Quentin; the brutal cynic Jason; Dilcey, one of their black servants; and run-around Quentin (Caddy's illegitimate daughter).  As is true of most of Faulkner's works, The Sound and the Fury deals with the moral uncertainties of an increasingly dissolute society.  Pair this reading with a visit to Faulkner's home in Oxford, Mississippi and become familiar with one of the giants in American literature.