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A National Book Award winner, this bawdy, comic trio of novellas finds John Barth injecting his signature wit into three tales many times told: that of Scheherazade, storyteller of the Thousand and One Nights; of Perseus, slayer of Medusa; and of Bellerophon, rider of Pegasus and slayer of the Chimera.

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"Rich, hilarious [. . .] There's every chance in the world that John Barth is a genius."—Playboy

Chimera

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      Publisher: Dalkey Archive Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 02/11/2023
      ISBN13: 9781628974454, 978-1628974454
      ISBN10: 1628974451

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      A National Book Award winner, this bawdy, comic trio of novellas finds John Barth injecting his signature wit into three tales many times told: that of Scheherazade, storyteller of the Thousand and One Nights; of Perseus, slayer of Medusa; and of Bellerophon, rider of Pegasus and slayer of the Chimera.

      Trade Review
      "Rich, hilarious [. . .] There's every chance in the world that John Barth is a genius."—Playboy

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