Donald Barthelme

Novelist, Author

1931 – 1989

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Who was Donald Barthelme?

Donald Barthelme was an American author 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, co-founder of Fiction, 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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Born
Apr 7, 1931
Philadelphia
Siblings
Ethnicity
  • White American
Nationality
  • United States of America
Profession
Education
  • University at Buffalo, The State University of New York
  • University of Houston
    Philosophy
    ( - 1957)
Employment
  • University of Houston
Lived in
  • Houston
    (1981 - 1989/07/23)
Died
Jul 23, 1989
Houston

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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