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Overview
Author
Stephen Vincent Benét
Year Published
1937
Type
Short Story
Genre
Science Fiction
Perspective and Narrator
"By the Waters of Babylon" is told from the first-person point of view by John, an aspiring priest.
Tense
"By the Waters of Babylon" is told in the past tense.
About the Title
The title refers to the phrase "by the waters of Babylon" in Psalm 137 of the Book of Psalms in the Hebrew Bible. The title alludes to that scripture's message about a people longing for a distant homeland.
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