John Barth

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Known For Writer

Gender Male

Birthday 1930-05-27

Deathday 2024-04-02 (93 years old)

Place of Birth Cambridge, Maryland - USA

John Barth

Biography

John Simmons Barth (May 27, 1930 – April 2, 2024) was an American writer best known for his postmodern and metafictional fiction. His most highly regarded and influential works were published in the 1960s, and include The Sot-Weed Factor, a whimsical retelling of Maryland's colonial history; Giles Goat-Boy, a satirical fantasy in which a university is a microcosm of the Cold War world; and Lost in the Funhouse, a self-referential and experimental collection of short stories. He was co-recipient of the National Book Award in 1973 for his episodic novel Chimera.

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Writer

1970