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The last voyage of Somebody the Sailor by John Barth - Knosit

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The last voyage of Somebody the Sailor

by John Barth

AdventureFantasyYoung Adult

1991

Journalist Simon Behler finds himself in the house of Sinbad the Sailor after being washed ashore during a sea-going adventure. Over the course of six evenings, the two take turns recounting their voyages in a brilliantly entertaining weave of stories within stories.

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