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Lost in the Funhouse (1968) is a short story collection by American author John Barth. The postmodern stories are extremely self-conscious and self-reflexive, and are considered to exemplify metafiction.
- John Barth
- 1968
28 mag 2021 · Analysis of John Barth’s Lost in the Funhouse. By NASRULLAH MAMBROL on May 28, 2021. “Lost in the Funhouse” begins with young Ambrose, who was possibly conceived in “Night-Sea Journey,” now an adolescent, traveling to Ocean City, Maryland, to celebrate Independence Day.
Complete summary of John Barth's Lost in the Funhouse. eNotes plot summaries cover all the significant action of Lost in the Funhouse. Through a series of stories that range from...
Lost in the Funhouse. John Barth. 3.68. 6,318 ratings478 reviews. Barth's lively, highly original collection of short pieces is a major landmark of experimental fiction. Though many of the stories gathered here were published separately, there are several themes common to them all, giving them new meaning in the context of this collection.
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In a funhouse, one can get lost in secret mazes and experience fear and panic. Still, the overriding reason one enters a funhouse is to have fun; and a reader knows, if Ambrose does not, that...
Overview. In her lecture on John Barth’s collection of stories Lost in the Funhouse, Professor Amy Hungerford delves beyond the superficial pleasures and frustrations of Barth’s oft-cited metafictional masterwork to illuminate the profound commitment to language that his narrative risks entail.
Lost in the Funhouse. John Barth. Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, Mar 1, 1988 - Fiction - 224 pages. NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST • John Barth's lively, highly original collection of...
