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Time Travel

The King

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  • 1990 first published
  • 160 pages
  • 7 editions
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Donald Barthelme's The King (1990) is a time-travel fiction novel. It features Arthur King. Key subjects include adaptations, time travel and war & military.

8 Open Library readers have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 7 editions.

At about 160 pages, most readers finish it in 2–3 hours.

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Subjects

  • Adaptations
  • Arthurian romances
  • World War, 1939-1945
  • Time travel
  • Fantasy
  • War & military
  • Arthur, king
  • Arthurian romances, adaptations
  • World war, 1939-1945

Quick answers

Who wrote The King?

The King was written by Donald Barthelme and first published in 1990.

What genre is The King?

It is usually shelved as Time Travel.

How long is The King?

The median edition has 160 pages, about 2–3 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

What books are similar to The King?

Readers who like it often enjoy A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court, Artemis Fowl and Blackout.

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