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Giles Goat Boy
by John Barth
- Used
- Good
- Paperback
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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Simi Valley, California, United States
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About This Item
Fawcett Crest, 1968. mass market. Good. . Cover and edges shows shelf wear. Pages shows tanning.
Synopsis
Giles Goat-Boy (or The Revised New Syllabus of George Giles our Grand Tutor) is a 1966 novel written by John Barth. It is a satire and allegory of the American campus culture of the time. A paperback edition was issued in Garden City, N.Y. by Anchor Books in 1987 with ISBN 0-385-24086-4 . It is centered on the hero, George Giles, and his rise from farm animal to Grand Tutor of the New Tammany College. His quest is singularly to be a hero, but the tale is a multifaceted one of his becoming.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Schwabe Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- mon0002359692
- Title
- Giles Goat Boy
- Author
- John Barth
- Format/Binding
- Mass market
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Fawcett Crest
- Date Published
- 1968
- Size
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Bookseller catalogs
- Book;
- Product_type
- Books
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Schwabe Books
Biblio member since 2010
Simi Valley, California
About Schwabe Books
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