Scope|Circulating Books|Critical Sources|Periodicals, Journals, & Trade Publications

Scope: Donald Barthelme was a newspaper reporter and author of short fiction and novels. He rejected traditional elements of literature and created a bizarre, disconnected world. His popularity grew with the publication of his novel Snow White in 1967. Barthelme received critical acclaim after the publication of City Life, a collection of short studies. 

CIRCULATING BOOKS  Books of Donald Barthelme’s works are listed in our on-line catalog under “Barthelme, Donald,” and under individual titles. Books written by and about Donald Barthelme have the call number(s)  PN 3503.R45 Some representative books from the circulating collection that are located upstairs in the library are: The Review of Contemporary Fiction: Donald Barthelme, Toby Olson Number. Naperville, Ill: Review of Contemporary Fiction, 1991.

CRITICAL SOURCES

There are books in the Reference Collection that do not circulate, but pages may be photocopied. These resources provide an overview or summary of the topic.

The following titles are appropriate to this topic:

PR 881.C69 Contemporary Novelists 

PS 21.D5 Dictionary of Literary Biography
     Vol. 2 American Novelists Since World War II

PN 771.M3 1991 Major 20th-Century Writers

PERIODICALS, JOURNALS, & TRADE PUBLICATIONS

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Updated 08/16/2007