Sixty Stories - Hardcover

Barthelme, Donald

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0399126597 ISBN 13: 9780399126598

Publisher: Putnam Pub Group, 1981

Synopsis

A retrospective collection of Donald Barthelme's most notable writings includes "Me and Miss Mandible," "Views of My Father Weeping," "The King of Jazz," nine new stories, and other outstanding selections

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Review:

"Barthelme can focus our feelings into a bright point that can raise a blister. These sixty stories show him inventing at full pitch."

"Donald Barthelme may have influenced the short story in his time as much as Hemingway and O'Hara did in theirs."

"The delight he offers to readers is beyond question, his originality is unmatched."

"Barthelme can focus our feeling into a bright point that can raise a blister. These 60 stories show him inventing at a fever pitch." --The Washington Post

"Donald Barthelme may have influenced the short story in his time as much as Hemingway and O' Hara did in theirs." --The New York Times

"The delight he offers to readers is beyond question, his originality is unmatched." --Los Angeles Times

About the Author:

Donald Barthelme (1931-1989) published twelve books, including two novels and a prize-winning children's book. He was a regular contributor to the New Yorker and taught creative writing at the University of Houston. In his career, he won a Guggenheim Fellowship, a National Book Award, and a National Institute of Arts and Letters Award, among others.

David Gates is a book critic at Newsweek. He is the author of three acclaimed works of fiction.

About this edition

• Publisher: Putnam Pub Group
• Publication date: 1981
• ISBN 10: 0399126597
• ISBN 13: 9780399126598
• Binding: Hardcover