▁novel ▁by ▁the ▁American ▁author ▁William ▁Fa ulk ner ▁about ▁the ▁ra pe ▁and ▁ab du ction ▁of ▁a ▁well - bre d ▁Mississippi ▁college ▁girl , ▁Temple ▁Dra ke , ▁during ▁the ▁Pro hib ition ▁era . ▁It ▁is ▁considered ▁one ▁of ▁his ▁more ▁controvers ial ▁works , ▁given ▁its ▁theme ▁of ▁ra pe . ▁First ▁published ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 1 , ▁it ▁was ▁Fa ulk ner ' s ▁commercial ▁and ▁critical ▁break through , ▁establish ing ▁his ▁literary ▁reputation . ▁It ▁is ▁said ▁Fa ulk ner ▁claimed ▁it ▁was ▁a ▁" pot bo iler ", ▁written ▁purely ▁for ▁profit , ▁but ▁this ▁has ▁been ▁deb ated ▁by ▁sch ol ars ▁and ▁Fa ulk ner ' s ▁own ▁friends . ▁ ▁The ▁novel ▁provided ▁the ▁basis ▁for ▁the ▁films ▁The ▁Story ▁of ▁Temple ▁Dra ke ▁( 1 9 3 3 ) ▁and ▁San ctu ary ▁ ▁( 1 9 6 1 ). ▁It ▁also ▁inspired ▁the ▁novel ▁No ▁Or ch ids ▁for ▁Miss ▁B land ish ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁film ▁of ▁the ▁same ▁title ▁and ▁The ▁Gr iss om ▁Gang , ▁which ▁derived ▁from ▁No ▁Or ch ids ▁for ▁Miss ▁B land ish . ▁The ▁story ▁of ▁the ▁novel ▁can ▁also ▁be ▁found ▁in ▁the ▁C argo ▁ 2 0 0 ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁movie . ▁ ▁Fa ulk ner ▁later ▁wrote ▁Re qu iem ▁for ▁a ▁N un ▁( 1 9 5 1 ) ▁as ▁a ▁sequ el ▁to ▁San ctu ary . ▁ ▁Plot ▁summary