The latest allegory books

An allegory tells one story to speak about another. Animals on a farm, a journey through strange lands or a plague in a city stand for politics, faith or the human condition. You can enjoy the surface and then think about what lies beneath. The newest come first.

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Moby Dick
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Moby Dick

Herman Melville

1970 · 2019 edition

552 pages

Short fiction
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Short fiction

Charles H. Bohner

Published 1989

1180 pages

These Thirteen
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These Thirteen

William Faulkner

Published 1974

272 pages

Thinner
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Thinner

Richard Bachman

1981 · 1985 edition

318 pages

Three stories
Cover of Three stories

Three stories

Paul Gallico

1976 · 1964 edition

118 pages

Cousin Bette
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Cousin Bette

Honoré de Balzac

1934 · 1998 edition

448 pages