{"product_id":"2026200007785-secondhand-a-fable","title":"A Fable","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Good             ,              ex-library\u003cbr\u003eJacket: Worn\/faded, no tears\u003cbr\u003ePages: Good                  \u003cbr\u003eMarkings: Previous owner\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWinner of both the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award, A Fable stands as one of William Faulkner's most ambitious and philosophically charged works of literary fiction. Set during a single week in World War I France, the novel chronicles the story of a corporal who leads a regiment of French soldiers in a mutiny by refusing to fight — a narrative Faulkner constructs as a bold allegorical retelling of the Passion of Christ. Written with the dense, layered prose that defines Faulkner's style, the work argues that the human capacity for endurance and moral courage persists even in the face of institutional power and the machinery of war. The tone is solemn and mythic, demanding an engaged reader willing to wrestle with questions of sacrifice, complicity, and the nature of heroism. Widely regarded as one of the most daring experiments in American modernist literature, A Fable illustrates Faulkner's unrelenting belief in the moral weight of storytelling.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48887917019355,"sku":"2026200007785-SECONDHAND","price":12.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/e23e8509-1e9a-48d1-bacb-1d5d7520c074.png?v=1781749126","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026200007785-secondhand-a-fable","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}