The Sound and the Fury
Episode Date: September 29, 2021The Sound and the Fury is a novel by the American author William Faulkner. It employs several narrative styles, including stream of consciousness. Pub...
The podcast where we choose a subject, read a single Wikipedia article about it, and pretend we’re experts. Because this is the internet, and that’s how it works now.
388 episodes transcribedThe Sound and the Fury is a novel by the American author William Faulkner. It employs several narrative styles, including stream of consciousness. Pub...
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