A Fable

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A Fable is a complex, allegorical novel by William Faulkner that reimagines World War I through a moral and religious lens, exploring themes of sacrifice, authority, and rebellion.

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instanceOf American literature work
allegorical novel
novel
war novel
adaptationStatus no widely known major film adaptation
author William Faulkner
awarded National Book Award for Fiction
Pulitzer Prize for Fiction
awardYear 1955
considered one of Faulkner’s most ambitious works
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
criticalReception mixed reviews
depicts Western Front
mutiny in the trenches
firstEditionFormat hardcover
hasCharacter Chiang Kai-shek
surface form: the Generalissimo

the Old General
the Quartermaster General
the Runner
hasMainCharacter the Corporal
hasReligiousParallel life of Jesus Christ
influencedBy Christian theology
World War I history
length long novel
literaryGenre allegorical fiction
modernist novel
narrativeForm complex narrative structure
NationalBookAwardYear 1955
notableFor dense, difficult prose
moral allegory
religious allegory
originalLanguage English
partOfAuthorPeriod late career of William Faulkner
publicationYear 1954
publisher Random House
setInPeriod World War I
structure divided into seven sections
subjectMatter collective action
conscientious objection
military hierarchy
theme authority
martyrdom
morality
power and corruption
rebellion
religion
sacrifice
War and Peace
surface form: war and peace

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William Faulkner notableWork A Fable