'Tis e'er the lot of the innocent in the world to fly to th… - John Barth

'Tis e'er the lot of the innocent in the world to fly to the wolf for succor from the lion.

John Barth

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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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'Tis e'er the lot of the innocent in the world to fly to the wolf for succor from the lion. - John Barth

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