John Barth Writer

John Simmons Barth (/bɑrθ/; born May 27, 1930) is an American novelist and short-story writer, known for the postmodernist and metafictional quality of his work.

Personal facts

Alias (AKA)Barth John Simmons (full name)
Birth dateMay 27, 1930
Birth place
Maryland , Cambridge Maryland , United States

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Career start1956
genre
Postmodernism
Metafiction
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External resources

  1. http://books.google.com/books?id=QE1aAAAAMAAJ
  2. http://books.google.com/books?id=V22rENqOydAC
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  5. http://books.google.com/books?id=cdP9lU2_UEQC
  6. http://books.google.com/books?id=fEpaAAAAMAAJ
  7. http://books.google.com/books?id=toQ34LEfY8oC
  8. http://www.centerforbookculture.org/context/no5/harris.html
  9. http://www.dave-edelman.com/barth/index.cfm
  10. http://www.eng.fju.edu.tw/English_Literature/barth