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The last voyage of Somebody the Sailor

a novel

by John Barth · 1991

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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, the two take turns recounting their voyages in a brilliantly entertaining weave of stories within stories.

FictionSurvival after airplane accidents, shipwrecksAmericansJournalistsStorytellingSailorsShipwreck survivalTravelAmerican fiction (fictional works by one author)Fiction, fantasy, general
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