Sixty Stories

David Gates, Donald Barthelme

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Penguin
12 May 2005

Anthologies (non-poetry); Fiction & Literature

Series: Penguin Modern Classics

This excellent collection of Donald Barthelme's literary output during the 1960s and 1970s covers the period when the writer came to prominence--producing the stories, satires, parodies, and other formal experiments that altered fiction as we know it--and wrote many of the most beautiful sentences in the English language. Due to the unfortunate discontinuance of many of Barthelme's titles, 60 Stories now stands as one of the broadest overviews of his work, containing selections from eight previously published books, as well as a number of other short works that had been otherwise uncollected.

By: David Gates, Donald Barthelme
Imprint: Penguin
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 198mm, Width: 129mm, Spine: 20mm
Weight: 330g
ISBN: 9780141180939
ISBN 10: 0141180935
Series: Penguin Modern Classics
Pages: 480
Publication Date: 12 May 2005
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Donald Barthelme (1931-1989) published twelve books, including two novels and a prize-winning children's book. He was a regular contributor to the New Yorker and taught creative writing at the University of Houston. In his career, he won a Guggenheim Fellowship, a National Book Award, and a National Institute of Arts and Letters Award, among others.

Reviews for Sixty Stories

""Barthelme can focus our feelings into a bright point that can raise a blister. These sixty stories show him inventing at full pitch."" ""Donald Barthelme may have influenced the short story in his time as much as Hemingway and O'Hara did in theirs."" ""The delight he offers to readers is beyond question, his originality is unmatched."" ""Barthelme can focus our feeling into a bright point that can raise a blister. These 60 stories show him inventing at a fever pitch."" The Washington Post""Donald Barthelme may have influenced the short story in his time as much as Hemingway and O' Hara did in theirs."" The New York Times ""The delight he offers to readers is beyond question, his originality is unmatched."" Los Angeles Times""