Forty Stories - Couverture souple

Barthelme, Donald

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0708840531 ISBN 13 : 9780708840535

Editeur : Futura, 1989

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur :

William H. Gass has written of Donald Barthelme that "he has permanently enlarged our perception of the possibilities open to short fiction." In Forty Stories, the companion volume to Sixty Stories, we encounter a dazzling array of subjects: Paul Klee, Goethe, Captain Blood, modern courtship, marriage and divorce, armadillos, and other unique Barthelmean flights of fancy. These pithy, brilliantly acerbic pieces tangle with the ludicrous, pose questions that remain unresolved, and challenge familiar bits of language heretofore unexamined. Forty Stories demonstrates Barthelme's unrivaled ability to surprise, to stimulate, and to explore.

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Biographie de l'auteur :

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.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Futura
• Date d'édition: 1989
• ISBN 10: 0708840531
• ISBN 13: 9780708840535
• Reliure: Broché