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ALLEGORY What is love? What is suffering? What is a human life for? Felix Weimar seeks the answers to these questions as he struggles to find his place in the world. Yet the more he contends, the more he is overwhelmed and perplexed by the ruthless rush of events, a futile circling back of memory, and the worm of self-annihilation at the base of desire—drawing him back into a legend or parable where he must confront the ultimate mystery of his own existence. Felix’s journey combines the realistic and surreal as his life unfolds episodically before our eyes, evoking both the glorious heights and tragic depths of experience. A modern roman à clef, Allegory chronicles a perilous adventure and quest for the elusive meaning of family values, the search for love, and the inescapable demands of spirituality.