Buy this book with Lost in the Funhouse (The Anchor Literary Library) by John Barth today!

Buy Together Today: $21.61

The Sot-Weed Factor (The Anchor Literary Library) by John Barth  (43)  $13.57

The Last Voyage of Somebody the Sailor by John Barth  (17)  $4.99

Giles Goat Boy (The Anchor Literary Library) by John Barth  (11)  $23.00

The Floating Opera and The End of the Road by John Barth  (9)  $11.96

Letters: A Novel by John Barth  (3)  $14.95

› Explore similar items : Books (49)

Product Description
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."

Inside Flap Copy
"Rich, hilarious . . . There's every chance in the world that John Barth is a genius." Playboy
By the winner of the National Book Award and bestselling author of "The Tidewater Tales," three of the great myths of all time revisited by a modern master.
Dunyazade, Scheherazade's kid sister, holds the destiny of herself and the prince who holds her captive.
Perseus, the demigod who slew the Gorgon Medusa, finds himself at forty battling for simple self-respect like any common mortal.
Bellerophon, once a hero for taming the winged horse Pegasus, must wrestle with a contentment that only leaves him wretched. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

See all Editorial Reviews

First Sentence:
At this point I interrupted my sister as usual to say, You have a way with words, Scheherazade. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
mythic hero Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Shah Zaman, Mount Chimera, Old Man of the Marsh, First Flood, Tidewater Foundation, First Ebb, Gray Ladies, King Proetus, Mount Atlas, Second Revolution, Lake Triton, Position One, Second Flood, Fifth Light Cavalry, Funeral Stakes, King Shahryar, Ma'aruf the Cobbler, Pattern of Mythic Heroism New!
Concordance | Text Stats Browse Sample Pages:
Front Cover | Copyright | Table of Contents | Excerpt | Back Cover | Surprise Me!

Search Inside This Book: