| Description |
xxv, 979 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm |
| Series |
Library of America ; 343.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| Contents |
Come back, Dr. Caligari -- Unspeakable practices, unnatural acts -- City life -- Sadness -- Amateurs -- Great days -- From Sixty stories -- Overnight to many distant cities -- From Forty stories -- Uncollected stories. |
| Summary |
"This comprehensive gathering highlights Barthelme's unique approach to fiction: his upside-down worlds that are nonetheless grounded in fundamental human truths; his scrambled visions of history that yield unexpected insights; and his genius for dialogue, parody, and collage, "the central principle of all art in the twentieth century"..." Page 4 of cover. |
| Subject |
Experimental fiction, American.
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Short stories, American.
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| Genre/Form |
Short stories.
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Experimental fiction.
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| Added Author |
McGrath, Charles, editor, author of introduction.
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| ISBN |
9781598536843 |
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1598536842 |
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