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Tidewater Tales

John Barth • Rizzoli • ISBN 9781564788504

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Tidewater Tales

John Barth • Rizzoli • ISBN-13 9781564788504

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ISBN 9781564788504 • Completeness 48

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A sprawling, metafictional odyssey set along the Chesapeake Bay, this novel follows a couple navigating both the literal waters of Maryland and the metaphorical currents of storytelling. Barth masterfully weaves together history, autobiography, and myth in a complex narrative structure that challenges the boundaries of contemporary fiction.

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Publisher: RizzoliPages: 655

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Contributor: John BarthMovement: Postmodernism

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Category: Chesapeake Bay In LiteratureCategory: Contemporary American NovelsCategory: Experimental FictionCategory: MetafictionCategory: Postmodern American LiteratureCategory: Chesapeake BayCategory: Postmodern LiteratureCategory: American Literature

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