Lost in the Funhouse (The Anchor Literary Library)
by John Barth
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Author: John BarthEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 1988-03-01
ISBN: 0385240872
Number of pages: 224
Publisher: Anchor
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- ISBN13: 9780385240871
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Book Reviews of Lost in the Funhouse (The Anchor Literary Library)
Book Review: Fantastic collection of experimental fiction!
Summary: 5 Stars
In his story, "The Immortal," Jorge Luis Borges describes a
labyrinth as "a structure compounded to confuse men; its
architecture, rich in symmetries, is subordinated to that end."*
Similarly, the stories of Barth's collection _Lost in the Funhouse_,
present a labyrinth of narrative fiction, in their exploration
of the story as medium, voice, and tool of the magician. The
fourteen stories, reflecting Barth's idea of a narrative as
a structure, take the varied forms of Mobius strip, letter,
autobiography, and tale; what makes for additional complexity,
is the insistence by each of the stories' characters (who include
a siamese twin, heroes of the Odyssey,and an abandoned court
minstrel) to have his or her say. Inherent in this is Barth's
insistence on the infinite number of possible constructions
of a narrative, which stun the reader through his descriptions,
plot lines (knots, in some cases), and ideas. Read _Lost
in the Funhouse_ to witness Barth's magic, and to be reminded
of the combined power of voice and language, storytelling.
*(Jorge Luis Borges, "The Immortal," _Labyrinths_: New Directions
Books, 1962.)
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