Skip to main content
Esquire Classic
Issues
Topics
Contributors
Sign In
Subscribe
Man at His Best
A Trenchant Review of John Barth's Latest Book
November
1
2001
John Barth
A Trenchant Review of John Barth's Latest Book
John Barth
November
1
2001
View Article Pages
Man at His Best
A Trenchant Review of John Barth's Latest Book
November
1
2001
John Barth
Sign In to read this article
Get instant access to 85+ years of Esquire.
Subscribe Now!
Exclusive & Unlimited access to
Esquire Classic - The Official Esquire Archive
Every issue Esquire has ever published, since 1933
Every timeless feature, profile, interview, novella - even the ads!
85+ Years of outstanding fiction from world-renowned authors
More than 150,000 Images — beautiful High-Resolution photography, zoom into every page
Unlimited Search and Browse
Bookmark all your favorites into custom Collections
Enjoy on Desktop, Tablet, and Mobile
View Full Issue
More From This Issue
War Comes to America
November
2001
By
Scott Anderson, John Falk, Walter Russell Mead
War Comes to America
In Country
November
2001
By
SCOTT ANDERSON
WAR
No Zoloft, No Peace
November
2001
By
John Falk
To Play, or Not To Play
November
2001
By
Sam Walker
the industry
Fun Couples of 2001
November
2001
By
Kim Masters
What I've Learned
Al Green
November
2001
By
LARRY GETLEN
Unlock every article Esquire has ever published.
Subscribe Now!
Exclusive & Unlimited access to
every timeless profile, interview, short story, feature, advertisement
, and much more!
More From This Issue
War Comes to America
November
2001
By
Scott Anderson, John Falk, Walter Russell Mead
War Comes to America
In Country
November
2001
By
SCOTT ANDERSON
WAR
No Zoloft, No Peace
November
2001
By
John Falk
John Barth
FICTION
The Remobilization of Jacob Horner
JULY, 1958
By
JOHN BARTH
FICTION
Ambrose His Mark
FEBRUARY, 1963
By
JOHN BARTH
FICTION
PETITION
JULY 1968
By
John Barth
Man at His Best
Man at His Best
THE ESQUIRE SUPER BOWL DRINKING GAME
FEBRUARY 2006
MAN AT HIS BEST
Gifts to Give the Man Who Made You
JUNE 2014
Man at his best
The Shelf
APRIL 1998
By
Adrienne Miller
Get instant access to 85+ years of Esquire.
Subscribe Now!
Exclusive & Unlimited access to
Esquire Classic
Everything Esquire has ever published