Charles barthelme (45 risultati)

Hardback. Condizione: Good. The short stories of Donald Barthelme, revered by the likes of Thomas Pynchon and George Saunders, are gems of invention and pathos that have dazzled and delighted readers since the 1960s. Here, for the first time, these essential stories are preserved as they were published in Barthelme's original collections, beginning with Come Back, Dr. Caligari (1964), a book that made a generation of readers sit up and take notice.…

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Hardback. Condizione: Good. The short stories of Donald Barthelme, revered by the likes of Thomas Pynchon and George Saunders, are gems of invention and pathos that have dazzled and delighted readers since the 1960s. Here, for the first time, these essential stories are preserved as they were published in Barthelme's original collections, beginning with Come Back, Dr. Caligari (1964), a book that made a generation of readers sit up and take notice.…

Magazine. Condizione: Near Fine. First Edition. 4to 11" - 13" tall; 134 pages; Vol LXI, No. 10. Single issue magazine April 29,1985. Features Eugene Mihaesco cover art of a man in the rain with an umbrella jumping over a puddle. Cover is bright and fresh. Contents are clean and unmarked. Includes work by Charles Saxon, Donald Barthelme, Susan Minot, George Steiner, and more. NF.…

Condizione: New.

Hardcover. Condizione: new. Hardcover. The definitive collection of a twentieth-century master of the short story, whose unforgettable inventions revolutionized the formThe definitive collection of a twentieth-century master of the short story, whose unforgettable inventions revolutionized the formThe short stories of Donald Barthelme, revered by the likes of Thomas Pynchon and George Saunders, are gems of invention and pathos that have dazzled and delighted readers since the 1960s. Here, for the first time, these essential stories are preserved as they were published in Barthelme's original collections, beginning with Come Back, Dr. Caligari (1964), a book that made a generation of readers sit up and take notice. Collected Stories also includes the work that appeared for the first time in Barthelme's two retrospective anthologies, Sixty and Forty, as well as a selection of uncollected stories.Discover, in this comprehensive gathering, 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, which was for him "the central principle of all art in the twentieth century." Engage with sophisticated works of fiction that, often in just the space of a few pages, wrest profundities out of what might first seem merely ephemeral, even trivial. And experience, along with Barthelme's imaginative and frequently subversive ideas, the pleasures of a consummate stylist whose sentences are worth marveling at and savoring.Introduced with a sharp and discerning essay by editor Charles McGrath and annotation that clarifies Barthelme's freewheeling, wide-ranging allusions, the landmark volume is a desert-island edition for fans and the ideal introduction to new readers eager to find out why, as Dave Eggers writes, Barthelme's "every sentence . makes me want to stop and write something of my own. He fires all of my synapses and connects them in new ways." "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"." Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

Condizione: Very Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Condizione: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Hardcover. Condizione: Fine. Excellent shape. Slipcase instead of dust cover.

HARDCOVER. Condizione: NEW. AS NEW. UNOPENED, UNREAD COPY IN PUBLISHERS ORIGINAL SHRINK WRAP. AS NEW.

Hardcover. Condizione: New. No Jacket. NEW IN PLASTIC. Burgundy cloth in slipcase. Professional book dealer since 1999. All orders are processed promptly and carefully packaged with tracking.

Hardback. Condizione: New.

Soft cover. Condizione: Very Good. Minor edgewear and light age toning of pages otherwise a fine clean copy. Features works by Barney Wan, Charles Sachs, M Arkley Carter, Selden Rodman, Donald Barthelme, Edgar Millhauser, Paula Palmer, Wallace Stegner and more.

Hardcover. Condizione: Near Fine. Hardcover. Sharp, nearly as new unread copy within slip case in publisher's original shrink wrap.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very good condition. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very good. xiv, 768 pp. LCC: 921353.

Hardcover. Condizione: New.

Hardcover. Condizione: New. Brand new book, sourced directly from publisher. Dispatch time is 24-48 hours from our warehouse. Book will be sent in robust, secure packaging to ensure it reaches you securely.

Soft cover. Condizione: Near Fine. First Edition. Near fine in original wrappers with a crease on the rear panel. Charles Addams, cover (illustratore).

Soft cover. Condizione: Near Fine. First Edition. Near fine in original wrappers. Charles Addams, cover (illustratore).

hardcover. Condizione: New. Brand new book, sourced directly from publisher. Dispatch time is 9-10 days from our warehouse. Book will be sent in robust, secure packaging to ensure it reaches you securely.

First Edition. SF 12, Delacorte, 1968, first edition, fine in like dust-wrapper. Contributions by Donald Barthelme, J. G. Ballard, John Updike, Thomas Disch, Brian Aldiss, Charles Harness, William Burroughs, Hortense Calisher, Fritz Leiber, Samuel Delany, Gunter Grass, et.al.

Softcover. Condizione: Near Fine. Periodical. Octavo. 146pp. Perfectbound illustrated wrappers. Modest edgewear, else a near fine copy. Contributions by Alvin Greenberg, Charles Simic, Guy Davenport, Noberto Luis Romero, Angela Ball, Mark Mirsky, Steve Ketterer, Lance Olsen, Robley Wilson, Galway Kinnell, Kathryn Kramer, William Ferguson, Janice Eidus, Susan Ludvigson, Marianne Boruch, Pam Nall, Nicholas Rinaldi, Yumiko Kurahashi, and Lisa Zeidner.…

HRD. Condizione: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Audio Book (CD). Condizione: Very Good. 6 X 9 inches oblong. A tiny amount of scuffing along the spine, otherwise fine. An interdisciplinary journal of literature and the arts published by the students in the Creative Writing Program at the University of Houston. Donald Barthelme was a former director of the program and contributes a poem to accompany the art of Jim Love in this volume. Other notable contributors to this issue, as listed on the cover, include Charles Baxter, Lisa Zeidner, Beverly Lowry, and Susan Wood. 96 pages, concluding with a Contributors section.…

Condizione: New. 2021. Hardcover. . . . . .

Condizione: New.

Hardcover. Condizione: Brand New. 1168 pages. 7.88x4.88x1.30 inches. In Stock.

Condizione: New.

Condizione: New.

Condizione: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.