Sartoris

<p><strong><em>Sartoris</em> is William Faulkner's first major exploration of the Southern legacy that would define much of his later work. </strong>Set in the fictional Yoknapatawpha County this haunting and lyrical novel tells the story of the Sartoris family-once-proud Mississippi aristocrats grappling with a world that no longer values their traditions or their past. At its heart is Young Bayard Sartoris a reckless war veteran haunted by the death of his twin brother and consumed by a desire to relive the glories and tragedies of his ancestors. As the new South emerges Bayard's internal battle becomes a symbol of a decaying honor code lost purpose and the human cost of clinging to fading grandeur.</p><p></p><p>Faulkner weaves a rich tapestry of memory myth and the inexorable march of time offering a deeply moving portrait of a family-and a region-at a crossroads. <em>Sartoris</em> is both a powerful standalone novel and an essential prelude to Faulkner's later masterpieces.</p>