John Barth, author of Lost In the Funhouse, talks to Don Swaim in this 1982 interview about his stylistic changes in writing, his feelings on critical acclaim and the role of complexity in his stories. Barth also discusses scenes in his book, Sabbatical, and the reasoning behind them.

Listen to the John Barth interview with Don Swaim, June 8, 1982
(28 min. 28 sec.)

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John Barth, author of Chimera, Floating Opera and the End of the Road, The Last Voyage of Somebody the Sailor talks with Don Swaim in 1991 about Sinbad. Barth also dicusses how some people feel as if they have read his books and know them even though they had only watched the movies.

Listen to the John Barth interview with Don Swaim, February 14, 1991
(39 min. 57 sec.)

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