{"product_id":"collected-stories-john-barth-9781628970951","title":"Collected Stories: John Barth","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhen John Barth's \u003ci\u003eLost in the Funhouse\u003c\/i\u003e appeared in 1968, American fiction was turned on its head. Barth's writing was not a response to the realistic fiction that characterized American literature at the time; it beckoned back to the founders of the novel: Cervantes, Rabelais, and Sterne, echoing their playfulness and reflecting the freedom inherent in the writing of fiction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis collection of Barth's short fiction is a landmark event, bringing all of his previous collections together in one volume for the first time. Its occasion helps readers assess a remarkable lifetime's work and represents an important chapter in the history of American literature. Dalkey Archive will reissue a number of Barth's novels over the next few years, preserving his work for generations to come.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJohn Barth was born in Cambridge, Maryland in 1930. He stands alongside Thomas Pynchon as one of the giants of postwar American fiction. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Sot-Weed Factor\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Tidewater Tales\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLost in the Funhouse\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Last Voyage of Somebody\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Dalkey Archive Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50629290459410,"sku":"9781628970951","price":23.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_497f234c-ed64-4501-852a-6539fb012ea0.jpg?v=1732726725","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/collected-stories-john-barth-9781628970951","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}