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Lost in the Funhouse is a collection of loosely connected short stories that was originally published by John Barth in 1968. These postmodern stories examine the art of fiction writing, among other things, and seem to undermine the conventional and predictable nature of fiction. In the fourteen stories, Barth presents a literary "funhouse," a dense maze that weaves in and out of plot, narration, and a self-conscious attention to the process of writing itself.

The stories

"Frame-tale"
"Night-sea Journey"
"Ambrose His Mark"
"Autobiography"
"Water-message"
"Petition"
"Lost in the Funhouse"
"Echo"
"Two Meditations"
"Title"
"Glossolalia"
"Life-story"
"Menelaiad"
"Anonymiad"

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-I've always loved Wikipedia. I'm just looking to contribute to a thing that has helped me.
+[[Image:LostInTheFunhouse.JPG|thumb|1st edition cover ([[Doubleday & Company|Doubleday]]) ]]
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-==Qualifications?==
+'''''Lost in the Funhouse''''' is a collection of loosely connected [[short stories]] that was originally published by [[John Barth]] in 1968.  These [[postmodern]] stories examine the art of [[fiction]] writing, among other things, and seem to undermine the conventional and predictable nature of fiction. In the fourteen stories, Barth presents a literary "funhouse," a dense [[maze]] that weaves in and out of [[Plot (narrative)|plot]], [[narration]], and a self-conscious attention to the process of writing itself.
-Most people that edit Wikipedia have PhDs. I have good intentions and research. The last time I checked, PhDs are expensive. Too expensive for me to afford. But, I read books and learn and I try to cite to compensate for this epithet deficiency.
+==The stories==
-I have read extensively about different schools of music theory. I have also taken lessons from a couple of graduate level music theory students. Collegiate proximity, the advantages of the city. I like modern music mostly, but I dabble in Renaissance era stuff because I am into quintal harmony.
+* "Frame-tale"
+* "Night-sea Journey"
+* "Ambrose His Mark"
+* "Autobiography"
+* "Water-message"
+* "Petition"
+* "Lost in the Funhouse"
+* "Echo"
+* "Two Meditations"
+* "Title"
+* "Glossolalia"
+* "Life-story"
+* "Menelaiad"
+* "Anonymiad"
+{{DEFAULTSORT:Lost In The Funhouse}}
-I also read fiction, mostly the existentials and the postmoderns.
+[[Category:1968 books]]
+[[Category:American short story collections]]
+[[Category:Single-author short story collections]]
+[[Category:Postmodern literature]]
+[[Category:Metafictional works]]
-==What I want to write about==
+{{Story-collection-stub}}
-I have noticed that there are many canonical short stories that have stubby articles. I know I can tackle a short story, so I want to focus on those. Also, I may do some edits in the music theory section, but it has been getting better without any help from me for the last couple of months. However, I do know the Lydian Chromatic Theory which is surprisingly pageless. I will have to do something about that. Also, the section for Neo-Riemannian theory is a bit jargon heavy in my opinion. I think the primary page, or at least the first section could be made clearer. I hope to do something about that.