Giles Goat-Boy : Or, the Revised New Syllabus
by Barth, JOhn
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- Condition
- Used - Good
- ISBN 10
- 0586052801
- ISBN 13
- 9780586052808
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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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- Better World Books (US)
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- Title
- Giles Goat-Boy : Or, the Revised New Syllabus
- Author
- Barth, JOhn
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0586052801
- ISBN 13
- 9780586052808
- Publisher
- Granada Publishing, Limited
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