A National Book Award winner offers his most inventive novel to date. Journalist Simon Behler finds himself in the house of Sinbad the Sailor after being washed ashore during a sea-going adventure. Over the course of six evenings, Behler and another take turns recounting their voyages in a brilliantly entertaining weave of stories within stories. "Filled with white nights and golden days . . . lyrical, fresh and sprightly".--Washington Post.
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A National Book Award winner offers his most inventive novel to date. Journalist Simon Behler finds himself in the house of Sinbad the Sailor after being washed ashore during a sea-going adventure. Over the course of six evenings, Behler and another take turns recounting their voyages in a brilliantly entertaining weave of stories within stories. "Filled with white nights and golden days . . . lyrical, fresh and sprightly".--Washington Post.
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Add this copy of Last Voyage of Somebody the Sailor to cart. $3.99, very good condition, Sold by Sixth Chamber Inc. rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from River Falls, WI, UNITED STATES, published 1992 by Anchor Books.
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Used-VG. A National Book Award winner offers his most inventive novel to date. Journalist Simon Behler finds himself in the house of Sinbad the Sailor after being washed ashore during a sea-going adventure. Over the course of six evenings, Behler and another take turns recounting their voyages in a brilliantly entertaining weave of stories within stories. 'Filled with white nights and golden days...lyrical, fresh and sprightly'. --Washington Post.
Add this copy of The Last Voyage of Somebody the Sailor to cart. $14.96, like new condition, Sold by Books of the World rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Arlington, VA, UNITED STATES, published 1992 by Anchor Books.
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Fine. New York: Anchor Books, February 1992. Trade Paperback. 2nd printing. Fine. Unmarked. Light toning to page edges, otherwise As New. Spine straight, ti ght and uncreased. Covers clean and bright. Not from a library. No remainde r mark. 573 pages. This is the story of Simon Behler, a popular journalist whose career has peaked. In 1980 he is lost overboard while attempting to retrace the legendary voyages of Sinbad the Sailor. He finds himself in Sinbad's house and over the course of six evenings the two take turns recounting their voyages in a brilliantly entertaining weave of stories within stories.
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Fine. Fine A few small marks on the outer edge of the book, otherwise the book is like new, no creases in the spine with clean unmarked pages Quality Books Because We Care-Shipped from Canada Usually ships within 1-2 business days If you buy this book from us, we will donate a book to a local school We donate 10, 000+ books to local schools every year If there are any problems, pleases ask us to resolve it amicably before leaving any feedback.
John Barth masterfully engages the present, the past, the characters (Sindbad, Scheherazade, etc.) from 1001 Arabian Nights, blends harem escapade, fabulous myth, and post modern deconstruction in this semi-demi-autobiographical fiction. Somebody is the hero of his own story... If you are not the hero of your own story... what kind of story would that be???
