tales of exile
Discover powerful stories of displacement and survival in our curated list of exile tales. Explore psychological depth in Katherine Anne Porter's *Ship of Fools* and Erich Maria Remarque's gripping *Arch of Triumph*, essential reads on identity and refuge.
Book
Ship of Fools
by Katherine Anne Porter
The story takes place in the summer of 1931, on board a cruise ship bound for Bremerhaven, Germany. The passenger list is long and portentous, and includes a Spanish noblewoman, a drunken German lawyer, an American divorcee, a pair of Mexican Catholic priests, and a host of others. This "ship of fools" is a crucible of intense experience, out of which everyone emerges forever changed.