Postscripts - (American Literature) by John Barth (Paperback)

About the Book

"Proving himself yet again a master of every form, Barth conquers in his latest the ruminative short essay--"​​jeux d'esprits," as Barth describes them. These mostly one-page tidbits pay homage to Barth's literary influences while retaining his trademark self-consciousness and willingness to play."--

Book Synopsis

Proving himself yet again a master of every form, Barth conquers in his latest the ruminative short essay-"​​jeux d'esprits," as Barth describes them. These mostly one-page tidbits pay homage to Barth's literary influences while retaining his trademark self-consciousness and willingness to play.

Review Quotes

"Barth's earlier accomplishments amount to a watershed for the country's fiction, a landmark in what's known as Postmodernism. ... As Barth's work matures, its elements of experiment take us further from the ordinary." -John Domini, LitHub

"Every sentence he writes either looks at itself askance or ushers in a following sentence that will perform the task. In his fascinated commitment to the art--and to the criticism--of storytelling, he has no rival."--William Pritchard, New York Times

"John Barth has spent most of his allotted era watching our wheels spin with a coolly detached, not unamused gaze. He doesn't ignore or eschew change, but he takes a wider view. He is Heraclitean to the core. . . . If, as Nabokov wrote in the Afterword to Lolita, art is kindness, then John Barth embodies art every bit as much as anyone ever has."--James Greer, LA Review of Books