In CHIMERAJohn Barth injects his signature wit into the tales of Scheherezade of the Thousand and One Nights, Perseus, the slayer of Medusa, and Bellerophon, who tamed the winged horse Pegasus. In a book that the Washington Post called "stylishly maned, tragically songful, and serpentinely elegant, " Barth retells these tales from varying perspectives, examining the myths' relationship to reality and their resonance with the contemporary world. A winner of the National Book Award, this feisty, witty, sometimes bawdy book provoked Playboy to comment, "There's every chance in the world that John Barth is a genius."
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Random House Publishing Group
ISBN-10
0394481399
ISBN-13
9780394481395
eBay Product ID (ePID)
2102632
Product Key Features
Book Title
Chimera
Author
John Barth
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
Literary
Publication Year
1972
Genre
Non-Classifiable, Fiction
Dimensions
Item Weight
18.6 Oz
Additional Product Features
Target Audience
Trade
Dewey Decimal
813/.5/4
Dewey Edition
18
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