About “Ship of Fools”
Ship of Fools is a 1962 novel by Katherine Anne Porter that follows a group of diverse characters traveling from Mexico to Europe on a German passenger ship. The passengers include Germans, Mexicans, Americans, Spaniards, Cuban medical students, a Swiss family, and a Swede. Among them are Spanish workers being sent back to Spain from Cuba. The novel serves as an allegory for the rise of Nazism, using the voyage as a metaphor for the world's journey toward its fate. Porter uses the ship as a microcosm to explore themes of human behavior, morality, and the movement toward historical events. (Summary adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.)
Book details
- Published
- 1962
- Latest edition
- 1995 · ISBN 9780786108640
- ISBN
- 9780786108640
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| Cover | Edition | Year | ISBN | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Ship of Fools | 1995 | 9780786108640 | Buy on Amazon |
 | Ship of Fools | 1994 | 9780848811297 | Buy on Amazon |
 | Ship of fools. | 1985 | 0586063307 | Buy on Amazon |
 | Ship of Fools | 1984 | 9780316713900 | Buy on Amazon |
| Ship of Fools | 1984 | 9781417707737 | Buy on Amazon | |
 | Ship of fools | 1963 | — | Buy on Amazon |
 | Ship of Fools | 1962 | 0316713902 | Buy on Amazon |
Frequently asked questions
How many pages is Ship of Fools?
Ship of Fools by Katherine Anne Porter has 504 pages.
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