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About The Sot-Weed Factor
The Sot-Weed Factor is a 1960 novel by the American writer John Barth. The novel marks the beginning of Barth's literary postmodernism. The Sot-Weed Factor takes its title from the poem The Sot-Weed Factor: Or, a Voyage to Maryland. A Satyr (1708) by the English-born poet Ebenezer Cooke, about whom few biographical details are known. The novel is considered one of the best works of postmodern fiction by critics and was featured among Time’s 100 greatest novels since 1923.
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