John Barth has died. I think his reputation is eclipsed by the likes of Brett Easton Ellis and Hunter S. Thompson. Barth though was a superb storyteller, one of the last greats to push the novel into new territory. Letters remains my favourite.

https://www.theguardian.com/books/2024/apr/03/john-barth-death-american-novelist-dies-dead-aged-93

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