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Letters : a Novel by Barth, John is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is Letters : a Novel about?
A landmark of postmodern American fiction, Letters is (as the subtitle genially informs us) "an old time epistolary novel by seven fictitious drolls and dreamers each of which imagines himself factual". Seven characters (including the Author himself) exchange a novel's worth of letters during a 7-month period in 1969, a time of revolution that recalls the U.S.'s first revolution in the 18th century - the heyday of the epistolary novel. Recapitulating American history as well as the plots of his
Who reads Letters : a Novel?
It is typically read by readers looking for immersive, entertainment-first reading.
Common subject areas: fiction, literature, genre fiction.
- Author
- Barth, John
- Publisher
- Ballantine
- Published
- 2015
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780399124259
- Category
- work of fiction
- Subjects
- Literary Fiction, Children'S, Fiction
- Updated
- 2026-03-25
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