Giles Goat-Boy (or, The Revised New Syllabus)
by Barth, John
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- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
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Giles Goat-Boy (or The Revised New Syllabus of George Giles our Grand Tutor) is a 1966 novel written by John Barth. It is a satire and allegory of the American campus culture of the time. A paperback edition was issued in Garden City, N.Y. by Anchor Books in 1987 with ISBN 0-385-24086-4 . It is centered on the hero, George Giles, and his rise from farm animal to Grand Tutor of the New Tammany College. His quest is singularly to be a hero, but the tale is a multifaceted one of his becoming.
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- Title
- Giles Goat-Boy (or, The Revised New Syllabus)
- Author
- Barth, John
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Edition
- Limited First Edition
- Publisher
- Doubleday
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1966
- Keywords
- JOHN BARTH GILES GOAT BOY LIMITED SIGNED FIRST EDITIONS AMERICAN FICTION LITERATURE COLLECTIBLE BOOKS NOVELS LITERARY
- Bookseller catalogs
- Signed; Limited Editions; Literature & Fiction, U S A;
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