Donald Barthelme
| Full Name: |
Donald
Barthelme |
| Born: |
April 7, 1931
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA |
| Died: |
July 23, 1989
Houston, Texas, USA |
| Occupation: |
writer, professor |
| Nationality: |
American |
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Biography
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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