John Barth

American writer (1930–2024).

Born May 27th, 1930 in Cambridge. [ref]

Died April 2nd, 2024 at 93 years old in Bonita Springs. [ref]

Occupations
novelist, university teacher, writer
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Try as much as possible to be wholly alive with all your might, and when you laugh, laugh like hell. And when you get angry, get good and angry. Try to be alive. You will be dead soon enough. William Saroyan