Chimera - John Barth

Category: Literature, Novel
Language: English
Keywords: Greek Mythology Metafiction Novella postmodern Scheherazade Trilogy

Written by John Barth
Read by Kevin Pariseau
Format: M4B
Bitrate: 128 Kbps
Unabridged

In Chimera, John Barth injects his signature wit into the tales of Scheherezade of the Thousand and One Nights; Perseus, the slayer of Medusa; and Bellerophon, who tamed the winged horse Pegasus. In a book that the Washington Post called “stylishly maned, tragically songful, and serpentinely elegant”, Barth retells these tales from varying perspectives, examining the myths’ relationship to reality and their resonance with the contemporary world.

11 hrs and 19 mins
October 7, 2011