A Fable (Masterplots, Revised Second Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: William Faulkner
- First Published: 1954
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Allegory
- Time of Work: 1918
- Setting: Western Front in France
- Principal Characters: The Corporal, The Marshal, General Gragnon, The Quartermaster General, The Runner, The Reverend Tobe Sutterfield, Marthe, Marya, David Levine, Polchek, Pierre Bouc, Buchwald
- Genres: Long fiction, Allegory
- Subjects: France or French people, 1910’s, Christianity, Death or dying, World War I, Military life or service, Soldiers, Jesus Christ, Pacifism, Mutiny
- Locales: France
The Story:
On a Monday in May, 1918, a most unusual event took place on a battlefield in France. French and German troops faced one another after four years of trench warfare. At dawn, the regiment under the command of General Gragnon refused to attack. Another unbelievable event occurred when the Germans, who were expected to take advantage of the mutiny, did not move either. At noon, the whole sector of the front stopped firing and soon the rest of the front came to a standstill. Division Commander Gragnon requested execution of all three thousand mutineers; he also demanded...
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