Chimera (Barth novel) Chimera (Barth novel) Chimera is a 1972 fantasy novel written by American writer John Barth, composed of three loosely connected novellas. The novellas are "Dunyazadiad", "Perseid" and "Bellerophoniad", whose titles refer eponymously to the mythical characters Dunyazad, Perseus and Bellerophon (slayer of the mythical Chimera). The book is an example of postmodernism, which can be seen in its metafictional content and its incorporation of stylistic elements that go beyond the traditional novel genre. It shared the U.S. National Book Award for Fiction with "Augustus" by John Edward Williams. The Dunyazadiad is a retelling of the framing story of Scheherazade, the
Chimera Entertainment "Warstory - Europe in Flames", a Microsoft Silverlight Browsergame featuring real time battles set in World War II. In the following years Chimera released several other games on various platforms with "Angry Birds Epic" (iOS, Android, Windows Phone) being the latest game made by Chimera Entertainment in cooperation with Rovio. Chimera's debut title called "Windchaser" (PC) was published in May 2008, followed by several commissioned projects including "Train Your Brain With Dr. Kawashima" (PC, Mac), "memory HD", "Demolition Dash" and "Happy Hills" (all iOS). In 2010, Chimera Entertainment launched its first MMO browsergame Warstory – Europe in Flames in cooperation