John Barth: Quick Facts

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Also Known As	John Simmons Barth
Born	May 27, 1930 • Cambridge • Maryland
Died	April 2, 2024 (aged 93)
Awards And Honors	National Book Award
Notable Works	“Chimera” • “Collected Stories” • “Coming Soon!!!” • “Giles Goat-Boy” • “Letters” • “Lost in the Funhouse” • ”Sabbatical“ • “The Book of Ten Nights and a Night” • “The Development” • “The Floating Opera” • “The Sot-Weed Factor” • “The Tidewater Tales”