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| − | '''Donald | + | '''Donald Barthelme''' (1931-1989) was an American author. His works include ''Come Back, Dr. Caligari'' (1964), ''Snow White'' (1967), ''City Life'' (1970), and ''Sixty Stories'' (1982).<ref>''The New York Public Library Student's Desk Reference''. Prentice Hall, New York, 1993.</ref> |
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| + | Barthelme was born April 7, 1931, in Philadelphia, to an architect father of the same name and a woman called Helen Bechtold.<ref>https://www.utdallas.edu/~aargyros/donald_barthelme_biography.htm</ref> He attended Houston University, worked as a journalist, had two wives, served in the [[Korean War]], and joined the board of directors of the Houston Contemporary Arts Museum.<ref>http://pabook2.libraries.psu.edu/palitmap/bios/Barthelme__Donald.html</ref> In 1964, he published his first collection of short stories, ''Come Back, Dr. Caligari'', and continued to write stories for the ''New Yorker'' until his death on July 23, 1989 in Houston.<ref>"Barthelme, Donald." ''Encyclopedia Britannica Online''.</ref> | ||
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Latest revision as of 19:33, May 15, 2017
Donald Barthelme (1931-1989) was an American author. His works include Come Back, Dr. Caligari (1964), Snow White (1967), City Life (1970), and Sixty Stories (1982).[1]
Life and Works
Barthelme was born April 7, 1931, in Philadelphia, to an architect father of the same name and a woman called Helen Bechtold.[2] He attended Houston University, worked as a journalist, had two wives, served in the Korean War, and joined the board of directors of the Houston Contemporary Arts Museum.[3] In 1964, he published his first collection of short stories, Come Back, Dr. Caligari, and continued to write stories for the New Yorker until his death on July 23, 1989 in Houston.[4]
References
- ↑ The New York Public Library Student's Desk Reference. Prentice Hall, New York, 1993.
- ↑ https://www.utdallas.edu/~aargyros/donald_barthelme_biography.htm
- ↑ http://pabook2.libraries.psu.edu/palitmap/bios/Barthelme__Donald.html
- ↑ "Barthelme, Donald." Encyclopedia Britannica Online.