The Sound and the Fury Author:Faulkner Of all the books William Faulkner wrote, the one he thought the most highly of in later years was The Sound and the Fury. Here he portrays with startling realism the lives of some of the most famous characters in American Literature, the Compson family: Benjy, the idiot man-child; Jason, the cold, brutal realist; Caddy, the rebellious girl love... more »d by her brothers; and Dilsey, their black servant whom Faulkner called "one of my own favorite characters." Most critics agree that this stunning narrative of the dissolution of the Compson family is one of the most remarkable novels of the twentieth century.« less