Written when John Barth was 24 years old, The Floating Opera is his first novel, published in 1957. It is a first-person reminiscence of the day Todd Andrews decided to commit suicide. Having picked up some sense of the French Existentialist writers from the postwar Zeitgeist, this novel questions life's value through the eyes of a 37-year-old man.
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Written when John Barth was 24 years old, The Floating Opera is his first novel, published in 1957. It is a first-person reminiscence of the day Todd Andrews decided to commit suicide. Having picked up some sense of the French Existentialist writers from the postwar Zeitgeist, this novel questions life's value through the eyes of a 37-year-old man.
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Add this copy of The Floating Opera to cart. $5.30, good condition, Sold by Stephen White Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Bradford, WEST YORKSHIRE, UNITED KINGDOM, published 1968 by Secker & Warburg.
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Ex-library book, usual marking. Clean copy in good condition. Library rebind and they have pasted the original dust cover to the boards. Occasional pencil marginalia. Quick dispatch from UK seller.
Add this copy of The Floating Opera to cart. $19.13, good condition, Sold by SELL BOOKS LTD rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from London, LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM, published 1981 by HarperCollins Distribution Servi.
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Our good condition books are generally good for reading but not for gifting or collecting. They could have imperfections such as creasing, fanning, inscriptions, margin notes, yellowing, staining on edge or cover or pages, bumps, scuffs, etc etc (sometimes multiple of these). It's a wide category that encompasses anything that isn't almost-new down to anything that is slightly better than poor. We would NOT recommend gifting Good books-these should be considered reading copies. Our books ar.
Add this copy of The floating opera. to cart. $5.67, poor condition, Sold by Hay-on-Wye Booksellers rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Hereford, UNITED KINGDOM, published 1968 by Secker & Warburg.
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Poor. Mild shelf wear to extremities, no jacket. Gentle lean to spine. Inscriptions on first page. Light foxing and tanning to page edges. Contents clear and legible. [7], 247 p. ; 23 cm.
Add this copy of Floating Opera, the to cart. $9.48, good condition, Sold by Cozy Book Cellar rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Bellingham, MA, UNITED STATES, published by Bantam.
Add this copy of Floating Opera to cart. $12.00, very good condition, Sold by Chem Texts rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Centerville, MA, UNITED STATES, published 1981 by Bantam Windstone.
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Very good. Mass market (rack) paperback. Glued binding. 247 p. Audience: General/trade. Clean copy, unread, spine intact, no marks. Some browning inside cover.
Add this copy of The Floating Opera to cart. $21.00, very good condition, Sold by Gear rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from The Bronx, NY, UNITED STATES, published 1972 by Bantam Books.
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Very Good. Book. 12mo or 12° (Duodecimo): 6¾" x 7¾" tall. 247 pp. Solidly bound copy with moderate external wear and crisp pages. Occassional pen markings on text. Slightly creased and slanted spine.
Add this copy of The Floating Opera in Japanese to cart. $27.00, like new condition, Sold by Between the Covers-Rare Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Gloucester City, NJ, UNITED STATES, published 1980.
Add this copy of The Floating Opera to cart. $27.00, very good condition, Sold by Southampton Sag Harbor Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Southampton, NY, UNITED STATES, published 1956 by Avon Books.
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Very Good. First Edition, First Printing. Not price-clipped. Published by Avon Books, 1569. 12mo. Paperback. Code of VS5 on cover and spine. Book is very good with toning on page ends. Covers have some light shelf wear. 100% positive feedback. 30 day money back guarantee. NEXT DAY SHIPPING! Excellent customer service. Please email with any questions. All books packed carefully and ship with free delivery confirmation/tracking. All books come with free bookmarks. Ships from Sag Harbor, New York.
Add this copy of The Floating Opera to cart. $27.00, very good condition, Sold by Between the Covers-Rare Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Gloucester City, NJ, UNITED STATES, published 1956 by Avon Books.
Add this copy of Floating Opera to cart. $47.00, good condition, Sold by Grendel Books, ABAA/ILAB rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Springfield, MA, UNITED STATES, published 1956 by Appleton-Century-Crofts,.
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Good. The author's first book. First printing. Bumped corners, soiling to covers, moderate shelf wear and aging-only good in brown cloth. No dust jacket.; 280 pages.
