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CHIMERA.
by Barth, John
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near fine in very good dust jacket (light H on front endpaper, tear to dj at top of spine.)/very good
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About This Item
New York:: Random House,, (1972.). Hardcover first edition -. Near fine in very good dust jacket (light H on front endpaper, tear to dj at top of spine.). First printing. Story of Dunyazade, younger sister of Scheherazade, Perseus and others from mythology and ancient tales. Winner of the National Book Award. 308 pp. Dust jacket by George Giusti.
Synopsis
John Simmons Barth (born May 27, 1930) is an American novelist and short-story writer. His novel, Chimera , was the recipient of the National Book Award in 1973. The novel is a fabulous post-modern retelling of three famous myths. The first, the Dunyazadiad is a retelling of the story of Scheherazade, the famed storyteller of the One Thousand and One Nights. The second novella entitled Perseid, follows the forty-year old Greek hero Perseus in his struggle to obtain immortality. The third and final novella, Bellerophoniad, chronicles the story of Bellerophon, another ancient Greek hero. These stories are told with an interesting and varying perspective, examining the myths’ relationships and how they conform to reality.
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 88483
- Title
- CHIMERA.
- Author
- Barth, John
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover first edition -
- Book Condition
- Used - Near fine in very good dust jacket (light H on front endpaper, tear to dj at top of spine.)
- Jacket Condition
- very good
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Random House,
- Place of Publication
- New York:
- Date Published
- (1972.)
- Keywords
- national book award,
- Bookseller catalogs
- Modern first editions;
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