Donald Barthelme
Subtitle: the genesis of a cool sound
By: Helen Moore Barthelme.
Edition: 1st ed.
Series: Tarleton State University southwestern studies in the humanities ;; no. 13
Publisher: Texas A&M University Press
Published: 2001
Place of publication: College Station
Language: eng
Number of pages: 209
Subjects: Barthelme, Donald.; Barthelme, Donald -- Marriage.; Barthelme, Helen Moore, 1927- -- Marriage.; Experimental fiction, American -- History and criticism.; Authors, American -- 20th century -- Biography.; Postmodernism (Literature) -- United States.
Genres: Biography.
Description: "Chronicling a literary life that ended not so long ago, Donald Barthelme: The Genesis of a Cool Sound gives the reader a glimpse at the years when Barthelme began to find his literary voice. A revealing look at Donald Barthelme's influences and development, this account begins with a detailed biographical sketch of his life and spans his growth into a true avant-garde literary figure.".

"Scholars of avant-garde American literature will gain insider perspective to one man's life and the years which, for all their myriad joys and downturns, produced some of the most memorable works in the literary canon."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.