Donald Barthelme

The innovative "postmodern" short story writer Donald Barthelme was born on April 7, 1931, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He studied at the University of Houston but never completed his degree, preferring to listen to Lionel Hampton and Peck Kelly at various small jazz clubs. Later, he taught at Boston University, the University of Buffalo, and the City College of New York. He published his first book, the short story collection "Come Back, Dr. Caligari," in 1964 (Little, Brown). This was followed by ten more collections, including "City Life," translated by Rena Chatzou, Letters, 1981 (City Life, Farrar, Straus 1970). He also wrote three novels, among them the translated into our language "The Dead Father," translated by Rena Chatzou, Letters, 1981. He passed away on July 23, 1989.