A Fable
American novelist, 1897–1962. Won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1955 and 1963 and the National Book Award for Fiction in 1955.
A Fable is a 1954 novel by William Faulkner. It won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1955 and the National Book Award for Fiction in 1955.
In war novels
On 2 of the 17 lists it was eligible for.
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At a glance
- Author
- William Faulkner
- First published
- 1954
- Length
- 512 pages (UK paperback)
- Awards
- Pulitzer Prize for Fiction winner, 1955
- National Book Award for Fiction winner, 1955
- Genre
- War novels, Religion and faith, Modernist, Political
Is A Fable worth reading?
2 of the 17 best-of lists it could have made include it: the National Book Award for Fiction and the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction.
| List | Place | Original |
|---|---|---|
| National Book Award for Fiction (winners and finalists) (National Book Foundation, 1955) | Winner | See the list |
| Pulitzer Prize for Fiction (winners and finalists) (Columbia University, 1955) | Winner | See the list |
Best edition of A Fable
The edition we link to is the Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group paperback (2011), 512 pages.
- Publisher
- Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group (paperback, 2011)
- Pages
- 512
- ISBN
- 9780307946775
How critics, prizes and readers rate A Fable
Prize juries rate it most highly: it earned 100% of the points available on prize lists, against 0% on critics' lists and 0% on readers' and booksellers' lists.
Share of the available points it earned on each kind of list it was eligible for. How the scores work
Books like A Fable
If you liked A Fable, try The Sound and the Fury, As I Lay Dying or Absalom, Absalom!.
