"Noah's Ark is a timeless story with parallels throughout the globe," he said.
But recently I realized something useful, with parallels to life in 2016 and 2017.
Graeme Murphy rewrites Swan Lake as the story of a dysfunctional royal marriage, with parallels to Charles, Diana and Camilla.
With parallels to Russell's sparse, feathery compositions, anchored in sonorous, deep tones, his Zummo With An X is essential listening.
No elder statesman has reminded us of some previous historical episode with parallels to Toronto's current crisis.
With parallels in economic and biological theories, survival of the fittest and natural selection both express the struggle for life.
This nicely fecund setup is merely Ms. Rendell's opening move in a deft, sneaky and complicated book, a novel rich with parallels and shadows.
But this is typical of a work filled with parallels and convergences reminding us that everything is connected to everything else.
A strong heroine, a well-realised society (with parallels to our own reality TV and celebrity-obsessed culture) unflinching violence… Fantastic.
Despite its dated segments "One-Third of a Nation" is a compelling look at the past as well as a tale with parallels to modern struggles.
