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Donald Barthelme


 

Donald Barthelme (April 7, 1931 - July 23, 1989) was an American author of short fiction and novels. He also worked as a newspaper reporter for the Houston Post, managing editor of Location magazine, director of the Contemporary Arts Museum in Houston (1961-1962), and a professor at various universities.

Works

  • Come Back, Dr. Caligari (stories), Little, Brown (Boston), 1964.
  • Snow White (novel), Atheneum (New York City), 1967.
  • Unspeakable Practices, Unnatural Acts (stories), Farrar, Straus (New York City), 1968.
  • City Life (stories), Farrar, Straus, 1970.
  • The Slightly Irregular Fire Engine or the Hithering Thithering Djinn (children's book), Farrar, Straus, 1971.
  • Sadness (stories), Farrar, Straus, 1972.
  • Guilty Pleasures (parodies and satire), Farrar, Straus, 1974.
  • The Dead Father (novel), Farrar, Straus, 1975.
  • Amateurs (stories), Farrar, Straus, 1976.
  • Great Days (stories; also see below), Farrar, Straus, 1979.
  • Sixty Stories, Putnam (New York City), 1981.
  • Overnight to Many Distant Cities (stories), Putnam, 1983.
  • Great Days (play; based on his story of the same title), first produced off-Broadway at American Place Theater, 1983.
  • Paradise (novel), Putnam, 1986.
  • Sam's Bar, Doubleday (New York City), 1987.
  • Forty Stories, Putnam, 1987.
  • The King, Harper (New York City), 1990.
  • The Teachings of Don B.: Satires, Parodies, Fables, Illustrated Stories and Plays of Donald Barthelme, edited by Kim Herzinger, Turtle Bay Books (New York City), 1992.
  • Not-Knowing: The Essays and Interviews of Donald Barthelme, Random House (New York City), 1997.