Novelist
John Barth
The Sot-Weed Factor, and postmodern fiction as a formal game.
John Simmons Barth was an American writer best known for his postmodern and metafictional fiction. His most highly regarded and influential works were published in the 1960s, and include The Sot-Weed Factor, a whimsical retelling of Maryland's colonial history; Giles Goat-Boy, a satirical fantasy in which a university is a microcosm of the Cold War world; and Lost in the Funhouse, a self-referential and experimental collection of short stories. He was co-recipient of the National Book Award in 1973 for his episodic novel Chimera.
- Born
- 1930-05-27, Cambridge, USAA Tuesday
- Died
- 2024-04-02, Bonita Springs, USAA Tuesday, aged 93
- At birth
- Sun in Gemini, Moon in Taurus
- Nationality
- United States
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Born
Died
At birth
Nationality
Birth-time sourceBirth Chart
1930-05-27, Cambridge, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/New_Yorkthe zone used then
America/New_YorkThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Gemini | 5°37′ | Direct |
| Moon | Taurus | 28°11′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Taurus | 24°42′ | Retrograde |
| Venus | Cancer | 2°59′ | Direct |
| Mars | Aries | 25°09′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Gemini | 23°05′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Capricorn | 10°52′ | Retrograde |
| Uranus | Aries | 14°12′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Virgo | 0°51′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Cancer | 18°03′ | Direct |
Death Chart
2024-04-02, Bonita Springs, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/New_Yorkthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Aries | 13°23′ | Direct |
| Moon | Capricorn | 20°06′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Aries | 27°11′ | Retrograde |
| Venus | Pisces | 26°54′ | Direct |
| Mars | Pisces | 8°18′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Taurus | 17°42′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Pisces | 13°47′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Taurus | 20°51′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Pisces | 27°58′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Aquarius | 1°53′ | Direct |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment John Barth was born. Tap a line to read what the tradition associates with it.
Cast for noon, as the birth time is unknown, so the longitudes are approximate.