<Tr> <Th> Dewey Decimal </Th> <Td> 813 /. 52 20 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> LC Class </Th> <Td> PS3511. A86 S7 1990 </Td> </Tr> <P> The Sound and the Fury is a novel written by the American author William Faulkner . It employs a number of narrative styles, including stream of consciousness . Published in 1929, The Sound and the Fury was Faulkner's fourth novel, and was not immediately successful . In 1931, however, when Faulkner's sixth novel, Sanctuary, was published--a sensationalist story, which Faulkner later claimed was written only for money--The Sound and the Fury also became commercially successful, and Faulkner began to receive critical attention . </P> <P> 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 . </P>

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