Ship of Fools (Porter novel)
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| Ship of Fools | |
| Author | Katherine Anne Porter |
|---|---|
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre(s) | Novel |
| Publication date | 1962 |
| Media type | Print (Hardback & Paperback) |
| ISBN | NA |
Ship of Fools is a novel by Katherine Anne Porter. Her only long novel, it was published in 1962. This work, which tells the tale of a group of disparate characters sailing from Mexico to Germany aboard a mixed freighter and passenger ship, is a satire that traces the rise of Nazism and looks metaphorically at the progress of the world on its "voyage to eternity."
In 1965 it was made into a film, adapted from the novel by Abby Mann and directed by Stanley Kramer.
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Ship of Fools allegory
