For the past half-century, John Barth has been recognized as our quintessential postmodernist and praised as one of the best writers we have ever had ("New York Times Book Review"). In this unique collection, thirty-six writers and critics look back at Barth s career, providing a deeper understanding of his books as well as privileged glimpses into the man behind the books. Like Barth s sixth work of fiction, "John Barth: A Body of Words" is a bit of a chimera: a tripartite hybrid of tributes and reminiscences from friends, colleagues, fellow writers, and former students; a sheaf of...
For the past half-century, John Barth has been recognized as our quintessential postmodernist and praised as one of the best writers we have ever had ...
French Fiction Today focuses on the French novel in the twenty-first century, examining a series of works that are exemplary of broader currents in the genre. Each of these texts wagers insistently upon our willingness to speculate about literature and its uses, in an age when the value of literature is no longer taken as axiomatic. Each of these texts may be thought of as a critical novel, a form that calls upon us to engage with it in a critical manner, promising that meaning will arise in the articulation of writing and reading. Each of these authors participates in a debate...
French Fiction Today focuses on the French novel in the twenty-first century, examining a series of works that are exemplary of broader current...
