Which metafictional novel by John Barth is presented as a series of tapes recorded by a protagonist who may or may not be a computer program?
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Correct answer: Giles Goat-Boy
Barth's 'Giles Goat-Boy' is a dense allegory of the Cold War and the university system, framed as a computer file. It constantly questions its own status as a 'revised' and 'authenticated' text.
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