Ziegler, Heide2013-09-172016-03-312013-09-172016-03-311983398391556http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bsz:93-opus-86554http://elib.uni-stuttgart.de/handle/11682/8172http://dx.doi.org/10.18419/opus-8155Barth has been recycling his favorite theme-the predominance of the imagination-both in his novels and apparently in his life. His latest novel, "Sabbatical: A Romance" is no exception; yet the author claims that "Sabbatical" is realistic and that it is at the same time not an autobiographical novel. What he seems to imply is that "Sabbatical" is a realistic novel exploring the possibilities of imaginative life. As the subtitle states, the novel is "a romance".eninfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessBarth, John , Amerikanistik810article