The Sot-Weed Factor - Softcover

Barth, John

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1903809509 ISBN 13: 9781903809501

Publisher: Atlantic Books, 2002

Synopsis

Considered by critics to be Barth's most distinguished masterpiece, The Sot-Weed Factor has acquired the status of a modern classic. Set in the late 1600s, it recounts the widely chaotic odyssey of hapless, ungainly Ebenezer Cooke, sent to the New World to look after his father's tobacco business and to record the struggles of the Maryland colony in an epic poem. On his mission, Cooke experiences capture by pirates and Indians; the loss of his father's estate to roguish impostors; love for a former prostitute; stealthy efforts to rob him of his virginity, which he is (almost) determined to protect; and an extraordinary gallery of treacherous characters who continually switch identities. A hilarious, 'bawdy tribute to all the most insidious human vices, The Sot-Weed Factor has lasting relevance for readers of all times.

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About the Author

John Barth is the author of numerous works of fiction, including The Sot-Weed Factor, The Tidewater Tales, Lost in the Funhouse, The Last Voyage of Somebody the Sailor, and The Book of Ten Nights and a NIght. He also won the National Book Award for his novel Chimera. He taught for many years on the writing program at Johns Hopkins University and lives in Chestertown, Maryland.

Edition details

• Publisher: Atlantic Books
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 1903809509
• ISBN 13: 9781903809501
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 752