Author : Donald Barthelme
Publisher : Harry N. Abrams
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 38,44 MB
Release : 2006-11-16
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781585678280
Relates Matilda's adventures in the Chinese house that grew in her back yard. Collage illustrations made from nineteenth-century engravings.
Author : Donald Barthelme
Publisher : Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 45,48 MB
Release : 2014-05-06
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1466857307
The Dead Father is a gargantuan half-dead, half-alive, part mechanical, wise, vain, powerful being who still has hopes for himself--even while he is being dragged by means of a cable toward a mysterious goal. In this extraordinary novel, marked by the imaginative use of language that influenced a generation of fiction writers, Donald Barthelme offered a glimpse into his fictional universe. As Donald Antrim writes in his introduction, "Reading The Dead Father, one has the sense that its author enjoys an almost complete artistic freedom . . . a permission to reshape, misrepresent, or even ignore the world as we find it . . . Laughing along with its author, we escape anxiety and feel alive."
Author : Tracy Daugherty
Publisher : St. Martin's Press
Page : 425 pages
File Size : 25,67 MB
Release : 2009-02-03
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1429965266
In the 1960s Donald Barthelme came to prominence as the leader of the Postmodern movement. He was a fixture at the New Yorker, publishing more than 100 short stories, including such masterpieces as "Me and Miss Mandible," the tale of a thirty-five-year-old sent to elementary school by clerical error, and "A Shower of Gold," in which a sculptor agrees to appear on the existentialist game show Who Am I? He had a dynamic relationship with his father that influenced much of his fiction. He worked as an editor, a designer, a curator, a news reporter, and a teacher. He was at the forefront of literary Greenwich Village which saw him develop lasting friendships with Thomas Pynchon, Kurt Vonnegut, Tom Wolfe, Grace Paley, and Norman Mailer. Married four times, he had a volatile private life. He died of cancer in 1989. The recipient of many prestigious literary awards, he is best remembered for the classic novels Snow White, The Dead Father, and many short stories, all of which remain in print today. Hiding Man is the first biography of Donald Barthelme, and it is nothing short of a masterpiece.
Author : Donald Barthelme
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 36,15 MB
Release : 2013-01-29
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1439144400
“Eccentric, dazzling…the literary conversation piece of the year.” –San Francisco Chronicle An American short story writer and novelist acclaimed for his playful, postmodern style of short fiction, Barthelme’s first novel, Snow White, is a countercultural, experimental reconstruction of the Disney version of the traditional fairytale. In Barthelme’s modern day world, Snow White is a seductive woman waiting for her prince to return to New York. Pushing the bounds of fiction and form, Barthelme subverts the classic tale, prompting The New York Times to call him “a splendid practitioner at the peak of his power” and inspiring a new generation of authors including Charles Baxter, Dave Eggers, and David Gates.
Author : Gale, Cengage Learning
Publisher : Gale, Cengage Learning
Page : 27 pages
File Size : 44,30 MB
Release : 2003
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 1410349705
A Study Guide for Donald Barthelme's "Indian Uprising," excerpted from Gale's acclaimed Short Stories for Students. This concise study guide includes plot summary; character analysis; author biography; study questions; historical context; suggestions for further reading; and much more. For any literature project, trust Short Stories for Students for all of your research needs.
Author : Robert Byron
Publisher : Good Press
Page : 298 pages
File Size : 37,2 MB
Release : 2021-08-31
Category : Travel
ISBN :
Begin a voyage through Persia and Afghanistan with renowned explorer Robert Byron in 'The Road to Oxiana'.This travelog recounts Byron's ten-month adventure, immersing readers in the rich tapestry of the Middle East, from Venice to Peshawar. As Byron travels through vibrant landscapes and encounters diverse cultures, he showcases his extensive knowledge of the region's architectural wonders. From the awe-inspiring Mosque of Sheikh Lutfullah to the majestic ruins of Persepolis, his vivid descriptions transport readers to these timeless sites.
Author : Gale, Cengage Learning
Publisher : Gale, Cengage Learning
Page : 24 pages
File Size : 35,6 MB
Release :
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 1410388522
A Study Guide for Donald Barthelme's "The King of Jazz", excerpted from Gale's acclaimed Short Stories for Students. This concise study guide includes plot summary; character analysis; author biography; study questions; historical context; suggestions for further reading; and much more. For any literature project, trust Short Stories for Students for all of your research needs.
Author :
Publisher : Univ. Press of Mississippi
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 43,32 MB
Release :
Category : American literature
ISBN : 9781617034909
An evaluation that tracks American culture's shift from modernism into postmodernism
Author :
Publisher :
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 49,9 MB
Release : 1996
Category : Education, Humanistic
ISBN :
Author : Jonathan Stroud
Publisher : Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Page : 627 pages
File Size : 12,5 MB
Release : 2011-12-13
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 1423141504
The second adventure in the Bartimaeus trilogy finds our young apprentice magician Nathaniel working his way up the ranks of the government, when crisis hits. A seemingly invulnerable clay golem is making random attacks on London. Nathaniel and the all-powerful, totally irreverent djinni, Bartimaeus, must travel to Prague to discover the source of the golem's power. In the ensuing chaos, readers will chase a dancing skeleton across London's skyline, encounter the horror of the dreaded Night Police, witness a daring kidnapping, and enter the Machiavellian world of the magician's government. Eventually, Nathaniel and Bartimaeus have to go head to head with the fearsome golem before the surprise identity of his master is finally revealed.
