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Letters

By John Barth

Letters Contemporary literature

Letters

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A landmark of postmodern American fiction, Letters is (as the subtitle genially informs us) "an old time epistolary novel by seven fictitious drolls & dreamers each of which imagines himself factual". Seven characters (including the Author himself) exchange a novel's worth of letters during a 7-month period in 1969, a time of revolution that recalls the U.S.'s first revolution in the 18th century - the heyday of the epistolary novel. Recapitulating American history as well as the plots of his first six novels, Barth's seventh novel is a witty and profound exploration of the nature of revolution and renewal, rebellion and reenactment, at both the private and public levels. It is also an ingenious meditation on the genre of the novel itself, recycling an older form to explore new directions, new possibilities for the novel.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Number of Pages:
772
Release Date:
1994-10-01
Publication Date:
1994-10-01
Publisher:
Deep Vellum Publishing
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
1564780619
ISBN13:
9781564780614
Weight:
1066 g
Height:
154 cm
Width:
232 cm
Thickness:
45 cm
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