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Paperback: 320 pages
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin (Trade); 1st Mariner Books Ed edition (11 April 2003)
Language English
ISBN-10: 0618131701
ISBN-13: 978-0618131709
Product Dimensions: 21 x 14.1 x 2.1 cm

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The comic adventures of Dunyazade, Perseus, and Bellerophon reveal the author's thoughts on the nature of a hero and relationships between men and women. Winner of the National Book Award. Reprint.

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4.0 out of 5 stars A three-headed Barth breathes literary fire!, 8 Feb 1997

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Barth's award-winner that involves the re-tellings of three great myths, from the Arabian nights to Perseus in his later days and another hero not usually one of much note,this book shows Barth at the top of his form. In it, we see a sincere love for the traditions of story telling, mixed in with the modern theories of Barth and expression. Kudos to any book that throws in its own author as one of its primary characters!

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5.0 out of 5 stars A great read!, 5 Feb 1998

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It's interesting. It's fun. It's "literary," for those of you who care. It makes you think. It's worth reading more than once.

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