The narrator of one short story by this man expresses his desire to be "unself-conscious" and wonders whether it is he who is the leading character in his titular "Life Story," while another story by this man is written from the perspective of a spermatozoa swimming towards an ovum, "Night-Sea Journey.
The narrator of one short story by this man expresses his desire to be "unself-conscious" and wonders whether it is he who is the leading character in his titular "Life Story," while another story by this man is written from the perspective of a spermatozoa swimming towards an ovum, "Night-Sea Journey." The protagonist of one of his novels is brought to a "Remobilization Farm" near Wicomico by the Doctor and later has an affair with Rennie, the wife of Joe Morgan. In addition to the short story collection Lost in the Funhouse and the novel The End of the Road, this man's novellas Dunyazadiad, Perseid, and Bellerophoniad can be found in his Chimera. In one novel, this man wrote about Jane Mack's affair with Todd Andrews, who attempts to kill himself by destroying the titular showboat, and in another he wrote about a figure who marries Joan Toast after being tutored by Henry Burlingame, Ebenezer Cooke. For 10 points, identify this American author of The Floating Opera and The Sot-Weed Factor, as well as Giles Goat-Boy.
The narrator of one short story by this man expresses his desire to be "unself-conscious" and wonders whether it is he who is the leading character in his titular "Life Story," while another story by this man is written from the perspective of a spermatozoa swimming towards an ovum, "Night-Sea Journey.
John Simmons {Barth }