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Adapted from an 1895 Arthur Schnitzler novella that went unpublished until this century, “Late Fame” is a character study and parable whose concerns extend by implication in several directions.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
With this intimate, painful epiphany, the show’s larger parable about obligingly submitting to ahistorical ignorance is blunted with a spiritually benevolent ideal.
From Salon ● Jun. 18, 2026
Swindon, for so long a political bellwether, is perhaps providing a parable of Englishness.
From BBC ● Jun. 5, 2026
The most direct reading of this makes “The Sheep Detectives” a parable about denial and eventual acceptance following a great personal loss.
From Salon ● May 17, 2026
Nanni used to tell me about the parable of the light—an ayat in the Quran.
From "Internment" by Samira Ahmed
Kafka’s parables of angst and displacement are naturally diasporic.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 15, 2026
Buffett’s lessons and parables remind me of the volatility in technology stocks this year.
From Barron's ● Dec. 17, 2025
As it draws to a close, Hwang’s lethal playground games are cautionary parables about tribalism driven by greed.
From Salon ● Jun. 27, 2025
There are lengthy jokes, a smattering of horror, some nonfiction, even romances, poetry and parables.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 12, 2024
He was known for anecdotes, and parables from Syria, quotations from the Qur’an, stories from his travels around the world.
From "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers
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