A FableClassic · Fiction, Classics, Historical Fiction
A Fable
1954 · 384 pages · Fiction
33
Classic
★ 3.50 on Goodreads · 4K ratings
≈ 10 hours to read · about 3 weeks at 30 minutes a day
Is it worth reading?
Pulitzer Prize for Fiction winner (1955) and 1 more win. 3.50★ from 4K Goodreads ratings.
By the numbers
33Must-Read Score
- Critics80 out of 100 · counts 35%+31
- Readers3 out of 100 · counts 50%+2
- Buzz0 out of 100 · counts 15%+0
Buzz rewards prizes and lists from the last few years, so older books start at zero.
Where it ranks
- #205 of the 256 historical novels we rank
- #258 of the 296 classics we rank
- #1038 of the 1,344 books we rank
Won
- Pulitzer Prize for Fiction winner (1955)
- National Book Award (Fiction) winner (1955)
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