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| Author | John Barth |
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| Language | English |
| Genre | Fantasy |
| Publisher | Random House |
Publication date | November 1, 1972 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print (hardcover and paperback), e-book |
| Pages | 308 |
| ISBN | 978-0-394-48189-0 |
| OCLC | 411898 |
| LC Class | PZ4.B284 Ch PS3552.A75[1] |
Chimera is a 1972 fantasy novel written by American writer John Barth, composed of three loosely connected novellas. The novellas are Dunyazadiad, Perseid and Bellerophoniad, whose titles refer eponymously to the mythical characters Dunyazad, Perseus and Bellerophon (slayer of the mythical Chimera). The book is an example of postmodernism, which can be seen in its metafictional content and its incorporation of stylistic elements that go beyond the traditional novel genre. It shared the U.S. National Book Award for Fiction with Augustus by John Edward Williams.[2]
- ^ "Chimera". (first edition). LC Online Catalog. Library of Congress (lccn.loc.gov). Retrieved 2016-10-29.
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"National Book Awards – 1973". National Book Foundation. Retrieved 2012-03-30.
(With acceptance speech by Barth and two essays by Harold Augenbraum from the Awards 60-year anniversary blog. The essay nominally about Williams and Augustus includes Augenbraum's discussion of the shared award.)