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1	Sixty Stories more books like this by Donald Barthelme This book includes selected stories from eight of Barthelme's previous collections published between 1964 and 1979--many of which are now out of print--and nine previously uncollected stories. Over the years his stylistic innovations have had a wide influence on short story authors and have inspired many imitators, but this collection demonstrates ... see all copies from $2.55! new only from $8.84! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
2	Forty Stories more books like this by Donald Barthelme These stories, some of which first appeared in the "New Yorker," are compact, well-honed representatives of Barthelme at the height of his literary and imaginative powers. They include journeys such as an illustrated tour of the "Tolstoy Museum," in which the great author's coat towers above visitors; a six-page story composed of a single sentence ... see all copies from $2.52! new only from $8.28! \| first editions \| SVS
3	Snow White more books like this by Donald Barthelme A witty, comic, and brilliantly inventive reimagining of the enduring fairy tale, from one of the masters of modern experimental fiction. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $9.01! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
4	The dead father more books like this by Donald Barthelme Barthelme encapsulates ideas about the meaning of fathers and fatherhood in this parabolic tale of a son, his wife, and his 'brothers' who drag and tow a gargantuan 'father' to his final resting place. Although 'dead,' the father is quite talkative, and on the long journey he engages his sons on their shortcomings and solidifies his criticisms ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $8.23! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
5	The king. more books like this by Donald Barthelme Barthelme's last book, published posthumously, is a novel composed in dialogue in which King Arthur finds himself battling against the Nazis in World War II. Arthur simultaneously prepares his son Mordred for the duties of ruling the kingdom. Ultimately Arthur and Guinevere, having exhausted mythmaking as their only weapon, retreat into domestic ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.98! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
6	Unspeakable practices, unnatural acts more books like this by Donald Barthelme see all copies from $1.99! first editions
7	Not-Knowing:: The Essays and Interviews more books like this by Donald Barthelme, Kim Herzinger (Editor) The wildly varied essays in "Not-Knowing" combine to form a posthumous manifesto of one of America's masters of literary experiment. Here are Barthelme's thoughts on writing (his own and others); his observations on art, architecture, film, and city life; interviews, including two previously unpublished; and meditations on everything from ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $10.21! \| SVS
8	City life more books like this by Donald Barthelme see all copies from $2.99! new only from $92.15! \| first editions
9	The Teachings of Don B.: Satires, Parodies, Fables, Illustrated Stories, and Plays of Donald Barthelme more books like this by Donald Barthelme, Kim Herzinger (Editor) A rich variety of writings by Barthelme (1931-1989) includes a baseball game played by T. S. Eliot and Willem de Kooning; a scientific search for God; and many more of Barthelme's incomparable works--all previously uncollected. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $9.23! \| first editions \| SVS
10	Contemporary Fiction 50 Short Stories Since 1970 (Edited By Lex Williford and Michael Martone, Introduction By Rosellen Brown) by Sherman; Atwood Alexie, Margaret; Bambara, Toni Cade; Banks, Russell; Barth, John; Barthelme, Donald; Bass, Rick; Bausch,... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $10.33! \| first editions
11	Paradise more books like this by Donald Barthelme Simon, a middle-aged architect separated from his wife, is given the chance to live out a stereotypical male fantasy: freed from the travails of married life, he ends up living with three nubile lingerie models who use him as a sexual object. Set in the 1980s, there's further tension between Simon's desire to exploit this stereotypical fantasy and ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.98! \| first editions \| SVS
12	Flying to America: 45 More Stories more books like this by Donald Barthelme Donald Barthelme was one of the most influential and inventive writers of the twentieth century. Through his unique, richly textured, and brilliantly realized novels, stories, parodies, satires, fables, and essays, Barthelme redefined a generation of American letters. To John Hawkes, he was "one of our greatest of all comic writers." Robert Coover ... see all copies from $8.76! new only from $10.84! \| first editions \| SVS
13 view cover	The Slightly Irregular Fire Engine: Or the Hithering Thithering Djinn more books like this by Donald Barthelme Relates Matilda's adventures in the Chinese house that grew in her back yard. Collage illustrations made from nineteenth-century engravings. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $8.94! \| first editions \| SVS
14	Amateurs more books like this by Donald Barthelme see all copies from $6.00! signed copies \| first editions
15	Guilty Pleasures more books like this by Donald Barthelme see all copies from $2.92! signed copies \| first editions
16	Great Days more books like this by Donald Barthelme see all copies from $1.99! signed copies \| first editions
17	Sadness more books like this by Donald Barthelme see all copies from $1.99! first editions \| SVS
18	Overnight to Distant more books like this by Donald Barthelme see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions
19	Overnight to Many Distant Cities more books like this by Donald Barthelme see all copies from $1.99! signed copies \| first editions
20 view cover	Forty Stories: 5 more books like this by Donald Barthelme These stories, some of which first appeared in the "New Yorker," are compact, well-honed representatives of Barthelme at the height of his literary and imaginative powers. They include journeys such as an illustrated tour of the "Tolstoy Museum," in which the great author's coat towers above visitors; a six-page story composed of a single sentence ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $32.50! \| first editions
21	Sam's Bar more books like this by Donald Barthelme see all copies from $3.00! new only from $95.68! \| first editions
22	Come Back, Doctor Caligari more books like this by Donald Barthelme Stories by Donald Barthelme that perfectly represent his eccentric worldview--small, gemlike works that were highly influential when first published and are still counted among the classics of experimental fiction. see all copies from $16.00!
23 view cover	Not-Knowing: The Essays and Interviews of Donald Barthelme more books like this by Donald Barthelme When Donald Barthelme died at the age of 54, he was perhaps the most imitated (if not emulated) practitioner of American literature. Caustic, slyly observant, transgressive, verbally scintillating, Barthelme's essays, stories, and novels redefined a generation of American letters and remain unparalleled for the way they capture our national ... see all copies from $1.99!
24	Come back, Dr. Caligari more books like this by Donald Barthelme see all copies from $5.00! signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
25	Unspeakable Practices by Donald Barthelme see all copies from $3.04!

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