Barth, John
Sot-Weed Factor (Dalkey Archive Essentials)
- ISBN 13:
- 9781628973945
- author:
- Barth, John
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- Dalkey Archive Press
- language:
- Spanish
- Publication Year:
- 2015
- Pages:
- 806
- Dimensions:
- 22.9 x 15 x 5.3 centimetres (1.0
- Genre:
- Fiction & Literature, Literary, ,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 7 working days
Description
Sot-Weed Factor is John Barth's most distinguished masterpiece, a hilarious tribute to all the most insidious human vices. This modern satire follows Ebenezer Cooke as he travels from England to Maryland to take possession of his father's tobacco plantation, only to find himself entangled in a series of strange and perilous encounters.
With its impossibly rich language and wickedly funny take on old English rhetoric and American self-appraisals, this novel is a feast for the reader. Barth throws in stories within stories, including a retelling of the Pocahontas tale that will leave you amused and intrigued.
A dense and inventive work that defies easy categorization, Sot-Weed Factor is an earnest picture of the pitfalls awaiting innocence as it makes its unsteady way in the world. With its unique blend of humor, satire, and literary wit, this novel is a worthwhile read for anyone interested in 20th-century American literature.
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