The Floating Opera Writings by New Americans buried under

buried under

Energy of Delusion

such as solitude

and compose music—Raymond Roussel demonstrates why it is that André Breton termed him "the greatest mesmerizer of modern times

this edition includes Flaubert's Dictionary of Received Ideas

The Floating Opera Writings by New Americans buried underWritten 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