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Giles Goat-Boy, Or, the Revised New Syllabus by John Barth is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is Giles Goat-Boy, Or, the Revised New Syllabus about?
<b>From the author of National Book Award-nominated <i>Lost in the Funhouse</i>, comes an outrageously farcical adventure that challenges our notions of technology, power, and human nature.<br><b><br>"[Barth] ran riot over literary rules and conventions, even as he displayed, with meticulous discipline, mastery of and respect for them." —<i>The New York Times</i></b><br><br></b><i>Giles Goat-Boy </i>tells the story of a human boy raised as a goat who comes to believe that he is humanity's prophe
Who reads Giles Goat-Boy, Or, the Revised New Syllabus?
It is typically read by readers looking for immersive, entertainment-first reading.
Common subject areas: fiction, literature, genre fiction.
- Author
- John Barth
- Publisher
- Anchor Books, a division of Random House, Inc
- Published
- 1987
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780804152495
- Category
- work of fiction
- Subjects
- Fiction, Literary Fiction, Literary
- Rating
- 3.77 / 5 (1,591 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14
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