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Donald Barthelme - An Exhibition (Hardcover)
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Donald Barthelme - An Exhibition (Hardcover)
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Donald Barthelme (1931-1989) is regarded as one of the most
imitated and influential American fiction writers since the early
1960s. In Donald Barthelme: An Exhibition, Jerome Klinkowitz
presents both an appreciation and a comprehensive examination of
the life work of this pathbreaking contemporary writer. A blend of
close reading, biography, and theory, this retrospective-informed
by Klinkowitz's expert command of postmodern American
fiction-contributes significantly to a new understanding of
Barthelme's work. Klinkowitz argues that the central piece in the
Barthelme canon, and the key to his artistic method, is his widely
acknowledged masterpiece, The Dead Father. In turning to this
pivotal work, as well as to Barthelme's short stories and other
novels, Klinkowitz explores the way in which Barthelme reinvented
the tools of narration, characterization, and thematics at a time
when fictive techniques were largely believed to be exhausted.
Klinkowitz, who was one of the first scholars to study Barthelme's
work and became its definitive bibliographer, situates Barthelme's
life and work within a broad spectrum of influences and affinities.
A consideration of developments in painting and sculpture, for
example, as well as those of contemporaneous fiction, contribute to
Klinkowitz's analysis. This astute reading will provide great
insight for readers, writers, and critics of contemporary American
fiction seeking explanations and justifications of Barthelme's
critical importance in the literature of our times.
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