A Fable is a 1954 novel written by the
American author
William Faulkner. He spent more than a decade and tremendous effort on it, and considered it his masterpiece when it was completed. It won the
Pulitzer Prize and the
National Book Award, but critical reviews were mixed and it is considered one of Faulkner's lesser works. Historically, it can be seen as a precursor to
Joseph Heller's
Catch-22.