Giles Goat-Boy

Author John Barth
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In this outrageously ribald and farcical adventure, hero George Giles sets out to conquer the terrible WESCAC computer system that threatens to destroy his community in this brilliant “fantasy of theology, sociology, and sex.” (Time)

“Funny, bawdy, exciting . . . full of riches. . . . There is greatness in it.” —Saturday Review
John Barth (1930-2024) was an American writer celebrated for his postmodern and metafictional fiction. Barth’s first novel, The Floating Opera, was published in 1956, followed by The End of the Road. Barth achieved critical and commercial success in the 1960s with The Sot-Weed Factor and Giles Goat-Boy. His collection of interconnected stories, Lost in the Funhouse, was a finalist for the National Book Award in 1969. His other works include Chimera, a collection of three novellas that won the National Book Award in 1973; Letters, an epistolary novel; Sabbatical: A Romance; and The Friday Book, a collection of essays. View titles by John Barth

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In this outrageously ribald and farcical adventure, hero George Giles sets out to conquer the terrible WESCAC computer system that threatens to destroy his community in this brilliant “fantasy of theology, sociology, and sex.” (Time)

“Funny, bawdy, exciting . . . full of riches. . . . There is greatness in it.” —Saturday Review

Author

John Barth (1930-2024) was an American writer celebrated for his postmodern and metafictional fiction. Barth’s first novel, The Floating Opera, was published in 1956, followed by The End of the Road. Barth achieved critical and commercial success in the 1960s with The Sot-Weed Factor and Giles Goat-Boy. His collection of interconnected stories, Lost in the Funhouse, was a finalist for the National Book Award in 1969. His other works include Chimera, a collection of three novellas that won the National Book Award in 1973; Letters, an epistolary novel; Sabbatical: A Romance; and The Friday Book, a collection of essays. View titles by John Barth

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