Giles Goat-Boy
Author: John Barth
In this outrageously farcical adventure, hero George Giles sets out to conquer the terrible Wescac computer system that threatens to destroy his community in this brilliant “fantasy of theology, sociology, and sex” (Time)…..Read More
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