John Barth Quotes

American writer (1930–2024)

John Simmons Barth (May 27, 1930 – April 2, 2024) was an American novelist and short-story writer, known for the postmodernist and metafictive quality of his work.

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[I]t is sometimes pleasant to stone a martyr, no matter how much we may admire him.