| Front | Donald Barthelme |
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| Back | 1931-89 American short story writer and novelist his later collections of stories- Unspeakable Practice, Unnatural Acts 1968, City Life 1970, Guilty pleasures 1974 and Amateurs 1975, continue his satiric commentary on contemporary American life and language his second novel, the Dead Father 1975, is a humorous story about paternity and the fragmentation of the self. Donald Barthelme (April 7, 1931 – July 23, 1989) was an American short story writer and novelist known for his playful, postmodernist style of short fiction. Barthelme also worked as a newspaper reporter for the Houston Post, was managing editor of Location magazine, director of the Contemporary Arts Museum in Houston (1961–1962), co-founder of Fiction (with Mark Mirsky and the assistance of Max and Marianne Frisch), and a professor at various universities. He also was one of the original founders of the University of Houston Creative Writing Program. |
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