Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1930
- Died
- 2024-04-02
- Works
- 58
Top works
- The Best American Short Stories 2007
- Once upon a time
- Sof ha-derekh ; ha-Operah ha-tsafah
- PEN AMERICA A Journal for Writers and Readers
- Lost in the funhouse
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Film & TV
Writing · Cambridge, Maryland - USA
John Simmons Barth (May 27, 1930 – April 2, 2024) was an American writer best known for his postmodern and metafictional fiction. His most highly regarded and influential works were published in the 1960s, and include The Sot-Weed Factor, a whimsical retelling of Maryland's colonial history; Giles Goat-Boy, a satirical fantasy in which a university is a microcosm of the Cold War world; and Lost…
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 18
- Total plays
- 56
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Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1930-05-27 ) May 27, 1930, Cambridge, Maryland , U.S.
- Died
- April 2, 2024 (2024-04-02) (aged 93), Bonita Springs, Florida , U.S.
- Occupation
- Novelist academic
- Education
- Juilliard School Johns Hopkins University ( BA , MA )
- Period
- 1956–2022
- Genre
- Postmodernism metafiction
- Notable awards
- National Book Award , 1973 Chimera
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Key dates
- Born
- 27 May 1930
- Died
- 2 April 2024
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- John
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Cambridge
- Place of death
- Bonita Springs
- Occupation
- university teacher
- Educated at
- Johns Hopkins University
- Employer
- Pennsylvania State University
- Languages spoken
- English language
Article
John Simmons Barth (/bɑːrθ/; May 27, 1930 – April 2, 2024) was an American writer best known for his postmodern and metafictional fiction. His most highly regarded and influential works were published in the 1960s, and include The Sot-Weed Factor, a whimsical retelling of Maryland's colonial history; Giles Goat-Boy, a satirical fantasy in which a university is a microcosm of the Cold War world; and Lost in the Funhouse, a self-referential and experimental collection of short stories. He was co-recipient of the National Book Award in 1973 for his episodic novel Chimera.
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