Postscripts

By John Barth ISBN: 9781628974461 Publication Date: 11/8/22 Proving himself yet again a master of every form, Barth conquers in his latest ruminative short essay—“​​jeux d’esprits,” as he describes them. These mostly one-page tidbits pay homage to Barth’s literary influences while retaining his trademark self-consciousness and willingness to play.  Other Books by John Barth Collected Stories The Sot-Weed Factor Once Upon a Time: A Floating Opera Chimera Reviews “Barth’s earlier accomplishments amount to a watershed for the country’s fiction, a landmark in what’s known as Postmodernism. … As Barth’s work matures, its elements of experiment take us further from the ordinary.” —John Domini, LitHub “Every sentence he writes either looks at itself askance or ushers in a following sentence that will perform the task. In his fascinated commitment to the art—and to the criticism—of storytelling, he has no rival.”—William Pritchard, New York Times “John Barth has spent most of his allotted era