Giles Goat-Boy
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Giles Goat-Boy

John Barth
3.75
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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).
Genres: FictionLiteratureNovelsFantasy20th CenturyAmericanLiterary FictionSatireClassicsThe United States Of America
752 Pages

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