{"product_id":"giles-goat-boy-john-barth-9780385240864","title":"Giles Goat-Boy","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom the author of National Book Award-nominated \u003ci\u003eLost in the Funhouse\u003c\/i\u003e, comes an outrageously farcical adventure that challenges our notions of technology, power, and human nature.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"[Barth] ran riot over literary rules and conventions, even as he displayed, with meticulous discipline, mastery of and respect for them.\" --\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eGiles Goat-Boy \u003c\/i\u003etells the story of a human boy raised as a goat who comes to believe that he is humanity's prophesied messiah. In an absurdist universe that takes the form of a unversity--divided into an authoritarian East Campus and a more open West Campus--young George Giles rises to assume the title of Grand Tutor, the spiritual leader of the world and heroic defender of his people against the threat of a tyrannical computer system. Hailed as a \"fantasy of theology, sociology, and sex\" (\u003ci\u003eTime \u003c\/i\u003emagazine), \u003ci\u003eGiles Goat-Boy \u003c\/i\u003ehas long been one of John Barth's most popular and multi-layered narratives.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e John Barth\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0385240864\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780385240864\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Anchor Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/18\/1987\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 752\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.90lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.49h x 5.51w x 1.56d","brand":"John Barth","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43919625322751,"sku":"9780385240864","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_63bea130-79fb-4413-b432-96e2936ef89e.jpg?v=1680810430","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/giles-goat-boy-john-barth-9780385240864","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}