This acclaimed collection of interwoven tales marks John Barth's first return to the short story form in nearly thirty years -- and resoundingly reaffirms his status as "the reigning master of postmodernist fiction" (Kirkus Reviews). A middle-aged couple, vacationing at their "last resort", swap a series of twelve bedtime stories. Counting down toward a revelatory finale, these elegant tales -- which touch on the idea of love and the love of ideas, quantum physics and physical pleasures, running jokes and running out of ...
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This acclaimed collection of interwoven tales marks John Barth's first return to the short story form in nearly thirty years -- and resoundingly reaffirms his status as "the reigning master of postmodernist fiction" (Kirkus Reviews). A middle-aged couple, vacationing at their "last resort", swap a series of twelve bedtime stories. Counting down toward a revelatory finale, these elegant tales -- which touch on the idea of love and the love of ideas, quantum physics and physical pleasures, running jokes and running out of time -- offer a playful, provocative, and emotionally resonant excursion through life and art.
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Very Good. Size: 8vo-over 7? -9? " tall; Little, Brown & Company, 1995. First Paperback Printing. Trade Paperback in Very Good Condition. Clean, unmarked, tight glued binding, with light cover edgewear, corners ruffled. Once Upon A Time is a memoir bottled in a novel, a many faceted journey over a lifetime of memories, with tales of adventure and despair, love and marriage, friends and enemies, teaching and writing-and sailing. 396 pages. 8.5 x 5.5 pages. Publisher: Boston, MA. Little, Brown and Co., 1995.
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