Pulitzer Prize Fiction Winner

A Fable

by William Faulkner

Summary

An allegorical novel set in the trenches of WWI, reimagining the story of the Passion of Christ through the events of a mutiny on the Western Front.

Historical Context & Significance

Faulkner's most ambitious and difficult work; it won both the Pulitzer and the National Book Award, though many critics found its symbolism heavy-handed.