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Donald Barthelme
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American writer, editor, and professor (1931–1989)

Also known as: Дональд Бартельм, دونالد بارثيلمي, ドナルド・バーセルミ, 唐纳德·巴塞尔姆, Бартельми, Дональд, Дональд Бартельми

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Known works

  • Prentice Hall Literature--The American Experience
  • The United States in Literature -- The Glass Menagerie Edition
  • The United States in Literature -- All My Sons Edition (1973)
  • The Best American Short Stories 1973
  • The dead father (1975)