parables
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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
His genial demeanour and penchant for folksy parables belie a past as a wily guerrilla fighter and ruthless political survivor.
From Barron's ● Jan. 12, 2026
As it draws to a close, Hwang’s lethal playground games are cautionary parables about tribalism driven by greed.
From Salon ● Jun. 27, 2025
I was so green in the world that I hadn’t accepted there could be parables without a moral, questions without an answer.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 17, 2025
As for this truck-and-fanbelt story, the Reverend loved to speak in parables, and we could surely spot one coming.
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
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