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- Written when John Barth was 24 years old, The Floating Opera is his first novel, published in 1957.
- About the Author: John Barth was born in Cambridge, Maryland in 1930.
- 276 Pages
- Fiction + Literature Genres, Literary
- Series Name: American Literature
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Book Synopsis
Written when John Barth was 24 years old, The Floating Opera is his first novel, published in 1957. It is a first-person reminiscence of the day Todd Andrews decided to commit suicide. Having picked up some sense of the French Existentialist writers from the postwar Zeitgeist, this novel questions life's value through the eyes of a 37-year-old man.Review Quotes
"His ability to contrive a really preposterous situation is impressive. His gift of gab is impressive, too." --New York Times
About the Author
John Barth was born in Cambridge, Maryland in 1930. He stands alongside Thomas Pynchon as one of the innovative giants of post-war fiction. He is the author of The Sot-Weed Factor, The Tidewater Tales, Lost in the Funhouse, The Last Voyage of Somebody the Sailor and the National Book Award winner Chimera. He taught for many years on the writing programme at John Hopkins University
Dimensions (Overall): 8.5 Inches (H) x 5.5 Inches (W) x .8 Inches (D)
Weight: .8 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 276
Genre: Fiction + Literature Genres
Sub-Genre: Literary
Series Title: American Literature
Publisher: Dalkey Archive Press
Format: Paperback
Author: John Barth
Language: English
Street Date: October 30, 2015
TCIN: 1004354149
UPC: 9781564789181
Item Number (DPCI): 247-36-8244
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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