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The King - Donald Barthelme
The King
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ISBN: 9780436200236 (0436200236)
Edition language: English
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Fantasy, Novels, Humor, Literature, American, Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction, Mythology, Arthurian
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Allusion is not Illusion
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This odd and allegorical tale of WWII fought by the knights of the Round Table reads more like a play than a novel -- characters stride on stage and declaim, disappear and reappear. There's even a chorus, presumably of the populace. Barthelme is intelligent and his prose is highly intellectualized, ...
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The King - Donald Barthelme, Barry Moser
The King - Donald Barthelme
The King - Donald Barthelme, Barry Moser
The King - Donald Barthelme
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