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Cover of Giles Goat-Boy or, The Revised New Syllabus

Giles Goat-Boy or, The Revised New Syllabus

John Barth (1966)

SubgenreSword & Sorcery
Age groupAdult 18+
Content ratingR
Pages (Doorstopper (600+))
Setting
CSM age18+
Goodreads3.75

Content levels

ViolenceMild
Sexual contentExplicit
LanguageStrong

Synopsis

George, also known as Billy Bockfuss and as Giles, was raised as a goat rather than as a boy by a brilliant atomic physicist whose guilt about the bomb has driven him to the country. George sets out to become the messianic Grand Tutor of a university and to conquer the terrible Wescac computer system that threatens to destroy his community in this brilliant 'fantasy of theology, sociology, and sex.'

Tags

Satirical FantasyPhilosophical FictionAllegorical FantasyLiterary FantasyMetafiction