Donald Barthelme
American writer, editor, and professor (1931-1989) · United States · Writers · Died at 58
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Something wrong?Donald Barthelme Jr. was an American short story writer and novelist known for his playful, postmodernist style of short fiction.
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Donald Barthelme Jr. 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, 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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