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Chimera (Mass Market Paperback)

by John Barth (Author) "At this point I interrupted my sister as usual to say, You have a way with words, Scheherazade..." (more)
Key Phrases: mythic hero, Shah Zaman, Mount Chimera, Old Man of the Marsh (more...)
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"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.

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"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.

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Product Details

  • Mass Market Paperback: 320 pages
  • Publisher: Fawcett Crest Books (November 12, 1985)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0449211134
  • ISBN-13: 978-0449211137
  • Product Dimensions: 7 x 4.2 x 1 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces
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