This collection of pithy, brilliantly acerbic pieces is a companion to Sixty Stories, Barthelme's earlier retrospective volume. Barthelme spotlights the idiosyncratic, haughty, sometimes downright ludicrous behavior of human beings, but it is style rather than content which takes precedence.
By:
Donald Barthelme Introduction by:
Dave Eggers Imprint: Penguin Country of Publication: United Kingdom Dimensions:
Height: 198mm,
Width: 128mm,
Spine: 15mm
Weight: 204g ISBN:9780141180946 ISBN 10: 0141180943 Series:Penguin Modern Classics Pages: 256 Publication Date:26 April 2005 Audience:
General/trade
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ELT Advanced
Format:Paperback Publisher's Status: Active
Donald Barthelme (1931-1989) was the author of seventeen books and the winner of a National Book Award.