On With the Story
Stories
by John Barth
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These 12 looping, interconnected stories about various aspects of modern love represent John Barth's first collection since "Lost in the Funhouse" was published in 1968. The individual tales are placed within the broader context of a comfortable semi-autobiographical relationship, in which husband and wife delight in the art of telling one another stories while vacationing in sunny resorts and playfully debating the qualities of each narrative.
Editions of On With the Story
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ISBN |
Binding/Format Paperback |
Publisher Little Brown & Co |
Date 1997 |
Price $2.49 |
 Very Good |
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ISBN |
Binding/Format Hardcover |
Publisher Little Brown & Co |
Date 1996 |
Price $1.00 |
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Publisher Notes
Presented as a dozen tales exchanged by a middle-aged couple on vacation, an anthology of short stories by a critically acclaimed novelist explores the connections between language and thought, art and science, and life and love.
Media Reviews
"The stories are often brilliant, invariably quirky riffs on the previously recycled matter of Barth's life, literary vocation, and noodling with various literary-theoretical concepts. Academe looms large, as do the pleasures of life in Maryland's Chesapeake Bay region and the dependable company of a sensitive soulmate acquired in a happy second marriage."
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