John Barth, author whose novels Giles Goat-Boy and The Sot-Weed Factor became a cult – obituary yahoo.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from yahoo.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
A National Book Award winner for "Chimera," Mr. Barth taught at Boston University in the early 1970s and spent much of his academic career at Johns Hopkins University.