Donald Barthelme
Donald Barthelme Jr. (pronounced ''BAR-thəl-mee'' or ''BAR-təl-mee''; 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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