John Barth, author of nine novels ("Giles Goat-Boy," "The Sot-Weed Factor") and two short-story collections, was named the recipient of a Lifetime Achievement award of $100,000 from the Lannan Foundation. In all, the 1998 Lannan Literary Awards, celebrating excellence in fiction, poetry and nonfiction, amount to $850,000.

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This year's 10 other winners, each to receive $75,000, are Frank Bidart, Jon Davis and Mary Oliver for poetry; J.M. Coetzee, Lydia Davis, Stuart Dybek and Lois-Ann Yamanaka for fiction, and Chet Raymo, Lawrence Weschler and Howard Zinn for nonfiction. The Lannan Foundation was established in 1960 by J. Patrick Lannan, a self-educated entrepreneur and financier.

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