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Donald Barthelme
AuthorBooks · Second hand1931-1989
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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About Donald Barthelme
Birth
1931
Death
1989
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.
Donald Barthelme was born in Philadelphia in 1931 and became a key figure in American experimental fiction.
His prolific career spanned writing novels, short stories, journalism, and even children's literature.
He is globally recognized for his mastery of the short story format, establishing himself as a benchmark of the genre.
Throughout his life, Barthelme published nearly 90 works that explore the boundaries of contemporary narrative.
His unique style fuses philosophy with fiction, challenging the literary conventions of his time.
