A Fable is a novel written in 1954 by the American author William Faulkner, which won him both the Pulitzer prize and the National Book Award in 1955. Despite these recognitions, however, the novel received mixed critical reviews and a reputation as one of Faulkner's lesser works [http://www.olemiss.edu/mwp/dir/faulkner_william/]. The author, on the other hand, spent over a decade and tremendous effort on A Fable, and considered it his masterpiece when it was completed.

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  • A Fable is a novel written in 1954 by the American author William Faulkner, which won him both the Pulitzer prize and the National Book Award in 1955. Despite these recognitions, however, the novel received mixed critical reviews and a reputation as one of Faulkner's lesser works [http://www.olemiss.edu/mwp/dir/faulkner_william/]. The author, on the other hand, spent over a decade and tremendous effort on A Fable, and considered it his masterpiece when it was completed. Historically, it can be seen as a precursor to Catch 22. The book takes place in France during World War I and stretches throughout one week. It tells the stories of "Corporal Zsettslani", who is representative of Jesus. The Corporal orders 3,000 troops to disobey orders to attack in the brutally repetitive trench warfare. In return, the Germans do not attack, and the war is simply stopped when the soldiers realize that it takes two sides to fight a war. The Generalissimo has the corporal arrested and executed; he is representative of leaders who use war solely to make themselves stronger (he invites the German general over to discuss how to start the war again). Before he has him shot, the generalissimo tries to convince the Corporal that war can never be stopped because it is the essence of humanity. (en)
  • Obra de William Faulkner publicada en 1954, y por la cual recibió el premio Pulitzer en 1955. Obra de intenso simbolismo cristiano, según declaraciones del propio Faulkner, quien identifico al protagonista como un manifestación de Jesús, reaparecido en medio de la cruenta guerra de trincheras de la primera guerra mundial. La critica, sin embargo, se muestra dividida respecto a su valoración en el corpus narrativo Faulkneriano. La obra es el relato de la sublevación de 12 soldados, liderados por un cabo inglés, hacia la Gran Guerra, negándose estos a combatir en una de las últimas batallas. Categoría:Novelas de William Faulkner (es)
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  • A Fable is a novel written in 1954 by the American author William Faulkner, which won him both the Pulitzer prize and the National Book Award in 1955. Despite these recognitions, however, the novel received mixed critical reviews and a reputation as one of Faulkner's lesser works [http://www.olemiss.edu/mwp/dir/faulkner_william/]. The author, on the other hand, spent over a decade and tremendous effort on A Fable, and considered it his masterpiece when it was completed. (en)
  • Obra de William Faulkner publicada en 1954, y por la cual recibió el premio Pulitzer en 1955. Obra de intenso simbolismo cristiano, según declaraciones del propio Faulkner, quien identifico al protagonista como un manifestación de Jesús, reaparecido en medio de la cruenta guerra de trincheras de la primera guerra mundial. La critica, sin embargo, se muestra dividida respecto a su valoración en el corpus narrativo Faulkneriano. (es)
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