John Barth
1930 - 2024
General Information
Bio
- John Barth (1930-2024) Writer, novelist. John Barth was born in Cambridge, Maryland, and died in Bonita Springs, Florida.
Full Name
John Barth
Locations
Erie•New York
Author's Timeline
1930
Birth
John Simmons Barth was born in Cambridge, Maryland, on May 27, 1930.
1940s
Other Life Event
New York County: Mr. Barth briefly studied "Elementary Theory and Advanced Orchestration" at the Juilliard School in the late 1940s.
1956
Literary Work
The Floating Opera
Appleton-Century-Crofts
Novel.
Appleton-Century-Crofts
Novel.
1958
Literary Work
The End of the Road
Doubleday
Novel.
Doubleday
Novel.
1960
Literary Work
The Sot-Weed Factor
Doubleday
Novel.
Doubleday
Novel.
1965
Other Life Event
Erie County: Mr. Barth taught in the English department at the State University of New York at Buffalo from 1965 to 1973.
1966
Literary Work
Giles Goat-Boy
Doubleday
1199682373 / 978-1199682376
Novel.
Doubleday
1199682373 / 978-1199682376
Novel.
1968
Literary Work
Lost in the Funhouse
Doubleday
Collection of short stories. Was a finalist for the National Book Award in 1969.
Doubleday
Collection of short stories. Was a finalist for the National Book Award in 1969.
1972
Literary Work
Chimera
Random House
0394481399 / 978-0394481395
Collection of short stories. Winner of the National Book Award in 1973.
Random House
0394481399 / 978-0394481395
Collection of short stories. Winner of the National Book Award in 1973.
1979
Literary Work
Letters
Putnam
Novel.
Putnam
Novel.
1982
Literary Work
Sabbatical: A Romance
G. P. Putnam
0399127178 / 978-0399127175
Novel.
G. P. Putnam
0399127178 / 978-0399127175
Novel.
1987
Literary Work
The Tidewater Tales: A Novel
G. P. Putnam's Sons
0399132473 / 978-0399132476
Novel.
G. P. Putnam's Sons
0399132473 / 978-0399132476
Novel.
2001
Literary Work
Coming Soon!!!
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
0618131655 / 978-0618131655
Novel.
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
0618131655 / 978-0618131655
Novel.
2024
Death
John Barth died at a hospice facility in Bonita Springs, Florida, on April 2, 2024.
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