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Adapted from an 1895 Arthur Schnitzler novella that went unpublished until this century, “Late Fame” is a character study and parable whose concerns extend by implication in several directions.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026

Swindon, for so long a political bellwether, is perhaps providing a parable of Englishness.

From BBC ● Jun. 5, 2026

The same could just as unnervingly be said about “The Crucible,” Miller’s parable about the McCarthy witch hunts.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 1, 2026

Coogler’s period piece-meets-horror parable heads into Sunday’s awards ceremony with a record-breaking 16 nominations to Anderson’s 13 nods for “One Battle.”

From Salon ● Mar. 13, 2026

“No,” said the Wart He sat down resignedly upon the most comfortable part of the floor, perceiving that he was in for something like the parable of the looking-glass.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White

Having said all that, many of us were instantly floored by Ronald Moore’s reinterpretation of ABC’s 1978 prime-time space saga, and still point to it as one of TV’s strongest political and social parables.

From Salon ● May 5, 2026

Ms. Strout has developed her true mastery in an archetypal mode, writing stories that resemble secular parables or everyman morality dramas.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 1, 2026

Buffett’s lessons and parables remind me of the volatility in technology stocks this year.

From Barron's ● Dec. 17, 2025

To take one of the most famous Kafka parables, “Before the Law”: “This door was meant for you and you alone and now I’m going to shut it.”

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 18, 2023

The boy was brought before the chief and asked if he knew us and if he had ever heard us speak parables in the white man’s language.

From "A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier" by Ishmael Beah