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Chimera Paperback - 2001 - 1st Edition
by Barth, John
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- Paperback
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.”
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Details
- Title Chimera
- Author Barth, John
- Binding Paperback
- Edition number 1st
- Edition 1
- Condition New
- Pages 320
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Mariner, New York
- Date 2001-11-20
- Bookseller's Inventory # Q-0618131701
- ISBN 9780618131709 / 0618131701
- Weight 0.84 lbs (0.38 kg)
- Dimensions 8.34 x 5.51 x 0.69 in (21.18 x 14.00 x 1.75 cm)
- Library of Congress subjects Fantasy fiction, Mythology
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2001051614
- Dewey Decimal Code FIC
Summary
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.”