Modern · Stories / novel
Ship of Fools
by Katherine Anne Porter. A canonical or canon-adjacent work by Katherine Anne Porter examining memory, morality, history; included to broaden the catalog’s historical, literary, or intellectual coverage.
- Date
- 1962
- Origin
- United States
- Era
- Modern
- Genre
- Stories / novel
- Difficulty
- Moderate
- Length
- Medium
- Collection
- The Western Canon
Subjects and themes
Why it matters
A canonical or canon-adjacent work by Katherine Anne Porter examining memory, morality, history; included to broaden the catalog’s historical, literary, or intellectual coverage.
This work is included in the collection on the basis of expanded synthesis: bloom / great books / modern library / revised canon. Its cataloged influence level is 4 out of 5.