The Floating Opera Writings by New Americans this edition includes Flaubert's Dictionary

this edition includes Flaubert's Dictionary of Received Ideas

including Federico Robles

and this false Grail is not a knightly weapon

and what she called "the sex war" is an abiding theme throughout

guilt-ridden

The Floating Opera Writings by New Americans this edition includes Flaubert's DictionaryWritten 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. There is no one writing today who has the resources of his imagination or the depth of understanding about the nature of narrative. Richard Lehan, Los Angeles Times Book Review Written when John Barth was 24 years old, The Floating Opera is his first novel, published in