John Barth

Chimera

originally published:

1972

We offered this inscribed copy of the first edition in our List 41.

awards:

  • National Book Award for Fiction(1973)

reference info

bio notes:
born: 5/27/1930
born as: John Simmons Barth
nationality: USA

American writer best known for novels that combine philosophical depth with biting satire and boisterous, often bawdy humor.

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