William H. Gass has written of Donald Barthelme that "he has permanently enlarged our perception of the possibilities open to short fiction." In Forty Stories , the companion volume to Sixty Stories , we encounter a dazzling array of subjects: Paul Klee, Goethe, Captain Blood , modern courtship, marriage and divorce, armadillos, and other unique Barthelmean flights of fancy. These pithy, brilliantly acerbic pieces tangle with the ludicrous, pose questions that remain unresolved, and challenge familiar bits of language ...
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William H. Gass has written of Donald Barthelme that "he has permanently enlarged our perception of the possibilities open to short fiction." In Forty Stories , the companion volume to Sixty Stories , we encounter a dazzling array of subjects: Paul Klee, Goethe, Captain Blood , modern courtship, marriage and divorce, armadillos, and other unique Barthelmean flights of fancy. These pithy, brilliantly acerbic pieces tangle with the ludicrous, pose questions that remain unresolved, and challenge familiar bits of language heretofore unexamined. Forty Stories demonstrates Barthelme's unrivaled ability to surprise, to stimulate, and to explore. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust theseries to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-datetranslations by award-winning translators. From the Trade Paperback edition. "
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Good. There is a signature or handwriting on the inside front cover. The pages are sun faded and slightly yellowing Pages are clean! Very slight shelf wear to the dust jacket Fast Shipping-Each order powers our free bookstore in Chicago and sending books to Africa!
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Near Fine in Near Fine jacket. First Edition. NF/NF. Hardcover, quarter cloth with gilt titles, DJ, 256 pp, slight fading to DJ with pages slightly browned, else a clean and crisp copy.
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Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. Fine book in NF dustjacket, now protected by fresh mylar sleeve. Book has no defects, binding is tight, pages are clean and unmarked, appears unread. Dust jacket has slight creasing at extremities of spine. Forty short stories by a master of the form. Small 4to 9"-11" tall. 256 pages. U6.
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Fair. May contain writing notes highlighting bends or folds. Text is readable book is clean and pages and cover mostly intact. May show normal wear and tear. Item may be missing CD. May include library marks.
