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 ...
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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.
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Add this copy of Letters to cart. $1.99, very good condition, Sold by Gladewater Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Gladewater, TX, UNITED STATES, published 1979 by Putnam Publishing Group.
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Very good in very good dust jacket. Ex-library. Plastic protective covering over jacket; very good copy. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. With dust jacket. 772 p. Audience: General/trade.
Add this copy of Letters to cart. $1.99, very good condition, Sold by ThriftBooks-Dallas rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Dallas, TX, UNITED STATES, published 1979 by G. P. Putnam's Sons.
Add this copy of Letters to cart. $1.99, good condition, Sold by Gladewater Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Gladewater, TX, UNITED STATES, published 1979 by Putnam Publishing Group.
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Good in good dust jacket. Jacket has a number of abrasions on surface, wear at corners, edges and spine of jacket; cover of copy worn and soiled, corners bumped and worn, text blocks a bit soiled. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. With dust jacket. 772 p. Audience: General/trade.
Add this copy of Letters to cart. $1.99, good condition, Sold by ThriftBooks-Dallas rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Dallas, TX, UNITED STATES, published 1979 by G. P. Putnam's Sons.
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Add this copy of Letters to cart. $2.00, good condition, Sold by ThriftBooks-Baltimore rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Halethorpe, MD, UNITED STATES, published 1979 by G. P. Putnam's Sons.
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Good. All pages and cover are intact. Possible slightly loose binding, minor highlighting and marginalia, cocked spine or torn dust jacket. Maybe an ex-library copy and not include the accompanying CDs, access codes or other supplemental materials.
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