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page 317 "I'd often hear Don typing": "I'd often hear Don typing": This and subsequent Sale quotes are from an E-mail to the author, May 16, 2004. This and subsequent Sale quotes are from an E-mail to the author, May 16, 2004.
page 318 "H. and S. came for supper": "H. and S. came for supper": Barthelme, Barthelme, Sixty Stories Sixty Stories, 160.
page 318 "Sunday. We took the baby": "Sunday. We took the baby": Barthelme, Barthelme, Sixty Stories Sixty Stories, 161.
page 318 "sort of, partly": "sort of, partly": Roger Angell, letter to Donald Barthelme, January 14, 1969, Ma.n.u.scripts and Archives Division, New York Public Library. Roger Angell, letter to Donald Barthelme, January 14, 1969, Ma.n.u.scripts and Archives Division, New York Public Library.
page 318 "I... enclose an invitation": "I... enclose an invitation": Roger Angell, letter to Donald Barthelme, May 29, 1969, Ma.n.u.scripts and Archives Division, New York Public Library. Roger Angell, letter to Donald Barthelme, May 29, 1969, Ma.n.u.scripts and Archives Division, New York Public Library.
page 319 "The wax is gone from the floor": "The wax is gone from the floor": Donald Barthelme, "Blushes," Ma.n.u.scripts and Archivess Division, New York Public Library. Donald Barthelme, "Blushes," Ma.n.u.scripts and Archivess Division, New York Public Library.
page 319 The version of "The Falling Dog": The version of "The Falling Dog": All quotes from the first version of the story are from Donald Barthelme, "The Falling Dog," All quotes from the first version of the story are from Donald Barthelme, "The Falling Dog," The New Yorker The New Yorker, August 3, 1968, 2829.
page 319 As it appeared two years later: As it appeared two years later: Quotes from the revised version of "The Falling Dog" are from Donald Barthelme, Quotes from the revised version of "The Falling Dog" are from Donald Barthelme, City Life City Life (New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1970), 4148. (New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1970), 4148.
pages 319320 "The world enters [our] work": "The world enters [our] work": Donald Barthelme, "Not-Knowing," in Donald Barthelme, "Not-Knowing," in Not-Knowing: The Essays and Interviews Not-Knowing: The Essays and Interviews, ed. Kim Herzinger (New York: Random House, 1997), 21.
page 320 "dynamic instability": "dynamic instability": This and subsequent Ehrenzweig quotes are from Anton Ehrenzweig, This and subsequent Ehrenzweig quotes are from Anton Ehrenzweig, The Hidden Order of Art The Hidden Order of Art (Berkeley: University of California Press, 1967), 59, 102103, 172173, 179, 182, 186, 260. (Berkeley: University of California Press, 1967), 59, 102103, 172173, 179, 182, 186, 260.
page 320 "under the control of his unconscious": "under the control of his unconscious": This and subsequent quotes from "Dostoevsky and Parricide" are from Sigmund Freud, This and subsequent quotes from "Dostoevsky and Parricide" are from Sigmund Freud, Character and Culture Character and Culture, ed. Philip Rieff (New York: Collier, 1963), 274293.
page 321 "Don would drink himself into some state of inebriation": "Don would drink himself into some state of inebriation": Karen Kennerly, in a conversation with the author, May 29, 2004. Karen Kennerly, in a conversation with the author, May 29, 2004.
page 321 "Why do I desire with all my heart": "Why do I desire with all my heart": Barthelme, Barthelme, Sixty Stories Sixty Stories, 114115.
page 321 As the critic Michael Zeitlin points out: As the critic Michael Zeitlin points out: Michael Zeitlin, "Father-Murder and Father-Rescue: The Post-Freudian Allegories of Donald Barthelme," posted at Michael Zeitlin, "Father-Murder and Father-Rescue: The Post-Freudian Allegories of Donald Barthelme," posted at www.jessamyn.com/barth/freud.html.
page 322 "There can be no doubt that a birth fantasy": "There can be no doubt that a birth fantasy": Karl Abraham, "Father-Murder and Father-Rescue in the Fantasies of Neurotics," in Karl Abraham, "Father-Murder and Father-Rescue in the Fantasies of Neurotics," in The Psychoa.n.a.lytic Reader: An Anthology of Essential Papers with Critical Introductions The Psychoa.n.a.lytic Reader: An Anthology of Essential Papers with Critical Introductions, ed. Robert Fleiss (London: Hogarth Press, 1950), 303304.
page 322 "not unlike my own name": "not unlike my own name": Barthelme, Barthelme, Sixty Stories Sixty Stories, 115.
page 322 "[T]he son kills the father in fantasy": "[T]he son kills the father in fantasy": Zeitlin, "Father-Murder and Father-Rescue." page 322 Zeitlin, "Father-Murder and Father-Rescue." page 322 "All [the son's] instincts": "All [the son's] instincts": Sigmund Freud, "A Special Type of Object Choice Made By Men," in Sigmund Freud, "A Special Type of Object Choice Made By Men," in The Standard Edition of the Complete Psychological Works of Sigmund Freud The Standard Edition of the Complete Psychological Works of Sigmund Freud, trans. and ed. James Strachey, vol. 11 (London: Hogarth Press, 1957), 173.
page 323 "The holdings of the Tolstoy Museum": "The holdings of the Tolstoy Museum": Donald Barthelme, Donald Barthelme, Forty Stories Forty Stories (New York: Putnam, 1987), 109. (New York: Putnam, 1987), 109.
page 324 "there is a Tolstoy Museum somewhere in Russia": "there is a Tolstoy Museum somewhere in Russia": Roger Angell, letter to Mrs. William McCutcheon, June 11, 1969, Ma.n.u.scripts and Archives Division, New York Public Library. Roger Angell, letter to Mrs. William McCutcheon, June 11, 1969, Ma.n.u.scripts and Archives Division, New York Public Library.
page 324 "Donald Barthelme's absurd article": "Donald Barthelme's absurd article": Alexandra L. Tolstoy, letter to Alexandra L. Tolstoy, letter to The New Yorker The New Yorker, June 9, 1969, Ma.n.u.scripts and Archives Division, New York Public Library.
page 324 "I can a.s.sure you": "I can a.s.sure you": Roger Angell, letter to Alexandra L. Tolstoy, June 25, 1969, Ma.n.u.scripts and Archives Division, New York Public Library. Roger Angell, letter to Alexandra L. Tolstoy, June 25, 1969, Ma.n.u.scripts and Archives Division, New York Public Library.
page 324 "reinvent[ed] the harpsichord"; "One of the most remarkable accomplishments": "reinvent[ed] the harpsichord"; "One of the most remarkable accomplishments": Thomas Hess, "A Tale of Two Cities," Thomas Hess, "A Tale of Two Cities," Location Location 1, no. 2 (1964): 40. 1, no. 2 (1964): 40.
36. City Life (II) page 325 "At the Tolstoy Museum we sat and wept": "At the Tolstoy Museum we sat and wept": Donald Barthelme, Donald Barthelme, City Life City Life (New York: Farrar, Straus, and Giroux, 1970), 49. (New York: Farrar, Straus, and Giroux, 1970), 49.
page 326 "Do you believe that this machine": "Do you believe that this machine": This and subsequent quotes from "The Explanation" are from ibid., 7587. This and subsequent quotes from "The Explanation" are from ibid., 7587.
page 326 "a common journalistic device": "a common journalistic device": Jerome Klinkowitz, Jerome Klinkowitz, Donald Barthelme: An Exhibition Donald Barthelme: An Exhibition (Durham, North Carolina: Duke University Press, 1991), 62. (Durham, North Carolina: Duke University Press, 1991), 62.
page 326 "pure feeling": "pure feeling": Kasemir Malevich quoted in David S. Rubin, Kasemir Malevich quoted in David S. Rubin, Black and White Are Colors: Paintings of the 1950s1970s Black and White Are Colors: Paintings of the 1950s1970s (Claremont, California: Galleries of the Claremont Colleges, 1979), 8. (Claremont, California: Galleries of the Claremont Colleges, 1979), 8.
page 327 "relation appears": "relation appears": Wallace Stevens, Wallace Stevens, The Collected Poems of Wallace Stevens The Collected Poems of Wallace Stevens (New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1975), 215. (New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1975), 215.
page 327 Schlegel's "very obscene book": Schlegel's "very obscene book": This and subsequent Kierkegaard quotes are from Sren Kierkegaard, This and subsequent Kierkegaard quotes are from Sren Kierkegaard, The Concept of Irony The Concept of Irony, trans. Lee M. Capel (Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 1965), 302316.
page 327 "I love my irony": "I love my irony": This and subsequent quotes from "Kierkegaard Unfair to Schlegel" are from Barthelme, This and subsequent quotes from "Kierkegaard Unfair to Schlegel" are from Barthelme, City Life City Life, 89100.
page 328 "These / Two things are one": "These / Two things are one": Stevens, Stevens, The Collected Poems of Wallace Stevens The Collected Poems of Wallace Stevens, 215.
page 329 a lingering and mysterious emotional power: a lingering and mysterious emotional power: In the early 1970s, Harrison Starr tried to make a film of "The Explanation." Roger Angell, dressed in a suit, represented the "voice" of order, and Starr represented the forces of freedom. Trestles were laid beneath the surface of a small boat pond in Central Park. Angell and Starr rowed out to the trestles, where they shot a scene in which they appeared to be walking on water. Angell recalls being spotted by Lillian Ross, who called out to him, "Roger? Is that you? I didn't know you had a film career!" Afterward, Starr proclaimed the film a failure, and tucked the footage away in a box. In the early 1970s, Harrison Starr tried to make a film of "The Explanation." Roger Angell, dressed in a suit, represented the "voice" of order, and Starr represented the forces of freedom. Trestles were laid beneath the surface of a small boat pond in Central Park. Angell and Starr rowed out to the trestles, where they shot a scene in which they appeared to be walking on water. Angell recalls being spotted by Lillian Ross, who called out to him, "Roger? Is that you? I didn't know you had a film career!" Afterward, Starr proclaimed the film a failure, and tucked the footage away in a box.
page 329 "our best writers" "our best writers" to to he "undertakes larger, more positive projects": he "undertakes larger, more positive projects": Morris d.i.c.kstein, review of Morris d.i.c.kstein, review of City Life, New York Times Book Review City Life, New York Times Book Review, April 27, 1970, 1.
page 330 "Barthelme's subject in "Barthelme's subject in City Life City Life": Peter Berek, "Disenchanted Symbols," Peter Berek, "Disenchanted Symbols," The Nation The Nation, May 25, 1970, 630.
page 330 "Mr. Barthelme has accepted": "Mr. Barthelme has accepted": Richard Schickel, review of Richard Schickel, review of City Life, Harper's City Life, Harper's, May 1970, 130.
page 330 "it will be a while yet": "it will be a while yet": Guy Davenport, "A Master of Unstuck Prose," Guy Davenport, "A Master of Unstuck Prose," Life Life, May 8, 1970, 19.
page 330 "Year's Best books": Time "Year's Best books": Time, January 4, 1971, 76.
page 330 "Barthelme is a genius": "Barthelme is a genius": Unsigned article, Unsigned article, Time Time, May 25, 1970, 108.
page 330 "campaign"; "For all the acclaim"; "I will...tell Mr. Barthelme": "campaign"; "For all the acclaim"; "I will...tell Mr. Barthelme": Roger Angell, letters to Henry T. Bla.s.so, July 11, 1969, and July 28, 1969, Ma.n.u.scripts and Archives Division, New York Public Library. Roger Angell, letters to Henry T. Bla.s.so, July 11, 1969, and July 28, 1969, Ma.n.u.scripts and Archives Division, New York Public Library.
page 331 "What I like about 'Paraguay' ": "What I like about 'Paraguay' ": Donald Barthelme, "On 'Paraguay,' " in Donald Barthelme, "On 'Paraguay,' " in Not-Knowing: The Essays and Interviews Not-Knowing: The Essays and Interviews, ed. Kim Herzinger (New York: Random House, 1997), 5657.
page 331 "[T]he sentence is": "[T]he sentence is": Barthelme, Barthelme, City Life City Life, 118.
page 331 "Elsa and Ramona entered the complicated city": "Elsa and Ramona entered the complicated city": This and subsequent quotes from "City Life" are from ibid., 151173. This and subsequent quotes from "City Life" are from ibid., 151173.
page 332 "systematic refusal": "systematic refusal": See Andre Breton's texts on Surrealism in Charles Harrison and Paul Wood, ed., See Andre Breton's texts on Surrealism in Charles Harrison and Paul Wood, ed., Art in Theory: 19001990 Art in Theory: 19001990 (Oxford: Blackwell, 1992), 432439, 440450, 526529. (Oxford: Blackwell, 1992), 432439, 440450, 526529.
37. Freaked Out page 334 "Donald Barthelme will quit writing": "Donald Barthelme will quit writing": This and subsequent quotes from Schickel's article are from Richard Schickel, "Freaked Out on Barthelme," This and subsequent quotes from Schickel's article are from Richard Schickel, "Freaked Out on Barthelme," New York Times Magazine New York Times Magazine, August 16, 1970, 14.
page 335 "It is not true that Kafka wanted Brod": "It is not true that Kafka wanted Brod": Donald Barthelme, draft of "Kierkegaard Unfair to Schlegel," Special Collections and Archives, University of Houston Libraries. Donald Barthelme, draft of "Kierkegaard Unfair to Schlegel," Special Collections and Archives, University of Houston Libraries.
page 336 "I often think not enough attention is paid to dead writers": "I often think not enough attention is paid to dead writers": Donald Barthelme, unt.i.tled speech, 1974, Special Collections and Archives, University of Houston Libraries. Donald Barthelme, unt.i.tled speech, 1974, Special Collections and Archives, University of Houston Libraries.
page 336 "I've asked for a new black square" "I've asked for a new black square" to to "33 lines": "33 lines": Donald Barthelme, note to Henry Robbins, undated, Farrar, Straus and Giroux records, Ma.n.u.scripts and Archives Division, New York Public Library. Donald Barthelme, note to Henry Robbins, undated, Farrar, Straus and Giroux records, Ma.n.u.scripts and Archives Division, New York Public Library.
page 337 "Why didn't we think of pricing it at 50 cents": "Why didn't we think of pricing it at 50 cents": Donald Barthelme, note to Farrar, Straus and Giroux, undated Farrar, Straus and Giroux records, Ma.n.u.scripts and Archives Division, New York Public Library. Donald Barthelme, note to Farrar, Straus and Giroux, undated Farrar, Straus and Giroux records, Ma.n.u.scripts and Archives Division, New York Public Library.
page 337 "sheet art": "sheet art": Donald Barthelme, Donald Barthelme, City Life City Life (New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1970), 23. (New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1970), 23.
page 338 "How is my car?": "How is my car?": ibid., 86. ibid., 86.
page 338 "In my mind, the basal-cell malignancy": "In my mind, the basal-cell malignancy": This and subsequent quotes from "Departures" are from Donald Barthelme, This and subsequent quotes from "Departures" are from Donald Barthelme, Forty Stories Forty Stories (New York: Putnam, 1987), 8895. (New York: Putnam, 1987), 8895.
page 339 "handsomely done": "handsomely done": Roger Angell, letter to Donald Barthelme, May 20, 1971, Ma.n.u.scripts and Archives Division, New York Public Library. Roger Angell, letter to Donald Barthelme, May 20, 1971, Ma.n.u.scripts and Archives Division, New York Public Library.
page 339 "debt ceiling": "debt ceiling": Roger Angell, letter to Donald Barthelme, June 2, 1971, Ma.n.u.scripts and Archives Division, New York Public Library. Roger Angell, letter to Donald Barthelme, June 2, 1971, Ma.n.u.scripts and Archives Division, New York Public Library.
page 339 "It was a good age": "It was a good age": Donald Barthelme, Donald Barthelme, Sixty Stories Sixty Stories (New York: Putnam, 1981), 267. (New York: Putnam, 1981), 267.
page 340 "I have reached an age": "I have reached an age": Donald Barthelme, draft of "City Life," Special Collections and Archives, University of Houston Libraries. Donald Barthelme, draft of "City Life," Special Collections and Archives, University of Houston Libraries.
38. Slightly Irregular page 341 "more freedom": "more freedom": This and subsequent comments by Harrison Starr and by his wife, Sandra, are from a conversation with the author, December 29, 2006. This and subsequent comments by Harrison Starr and by his wife, Sandra, are from a conversation with the author, December 29, 2006.
page 342 "I think Dad knew": "I think Dad knew": This and subsequent Anne Barthelme quotes are from a conversation with the author, June 19, 2004. This and subsequent Anne Barthelme quotes are from a conversation with the author, June 19, 2004.
page 343 "tense": "tense": This and subsequent Marianne Frisch quotes are from Marianne Frisch, "What to Do Next, Donald Barthelme," trans. Tom Reiss, This and subsequent Marianne Frisch quotes are from Marianne Frisch, "What to Do Next, Donald Barthelme," trans. Tom Reiss, Gulf Coast: A Journal of Literature and Art Gulf Coast: A Journal of Literature and Art, vol. 4, no. 1 (1991): 114115.
page 344 " 'Well ...' I ask cordially": " 'Well ...' I ask cordially": Donald Barthelme, Donald Barthelme, Forty Stories Forty Stories (New York: Putnam, 1987), 94. (New York: Putnam, 1987), 94.
page 344 "INGRES poster": "INGRES poster": Max Frisch, Max Frisch, Montauk Montauk (New York: Harvest/HBJ, 1976), 138. (New York: Harvest/HBJ, 1976), 138.
page 344 "But where are you today?": "But where are you today?": ibid., 113. ibid., 113.
page 344 "I had been preoccupied with the world": "I had been preoccupied with the world": ibid., 37. ibid., 37.
page 344 "admired": "admired": ibid., 83. ibid., 83.
page 344 "is afraid of feelings": "is afraid of feelings": ibid., 9. ibid., 9.
page 344 "rose to his feet": "rose to his feet": ibid., 85. ibid., 85.
page 344 "I lived then in...a brownstone": "I lived then in...a brownstone": Renata Adler, Renata Adler, Gone: The Last Days of The New Yorker Gone: The Last Days of The New Yorker (New York: Simon & Schuster, 1999),79. (New York: Simon & Schuster, 1999),79.
page 345 "Write five pages and make every sentence golden": "Write five pages and make every sentence golden": Karen Kennerly, in a conversation with the author, December 3, 2005. Karen Kennerly, in a conversation with the author, December 3, 2005.
page 345 "Don had the golden ear of all time": "Don had the golden ear of all time": This and subsequent Karen Kennerly quotes are from conversations with the author, May 29, 2004, and June 19, 2004. This and subsequent Karen Kennerly quotes are from conversations with the author, May 29, 2004, and June 19, 2004.
page 347 "I've thought of you mostly with love and affection": "I've thought of you mostly with love and affection": This and subsequent quotes regarding the time Helen and Don spent together in Houston are from Helen Moore Barthelme, This and subsequent quotes regarding the time Helen and Don spent together in Houston are from Helen Moore Barthelme, Donald Barthelme: The Genesis of a Cool Sound Donald Barthelme: The Genesis of a Cool Sound (College Station: Texas A & M University Press, 2001), 166171. (College Station: Texas A & M University Press, 2001), 166171.
page 348 "Donald was extremely fond of women": "Donald was extremely fond of women": Walter Abish, in a conversation with the author, February 16, 2005. Walter Abish, in a conversation with the author, February 16, 2005.
39. Hithering Thithering page 349 The "book was dictated by the pictures": The "book was dictated by the pictures": This and subsequent Barthelme quotes about the book are from Donald Barthelme, "Interview with Charles Ruas and Judith Sherman, 1975," in This and subsequent Barthelme quotes about the book are from Donald Barthelme, "Interview with Charles Ruas and Judith Sherman, 1975," in Not-Knowing: The Essays and Interviews Not-Knowing: The Essays and Interviews, ed. Kim Herzinger (New York: Random House, 1997), 245247.
page 349 "SLENDER-WAISTEDNESS": "SLENDER-WAISTEDNESS": This and subsequent quotes from the book are from Donald Barthelme, This and subsequent quotes from the book are from Donald Barthelme, The Slightly Irregular Fire Engine, or The Hithering Thithering Djinn The Slightly Irregular Fire Engine, or The Hithering Thithering Djinn (New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1972), not paginated. (New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1972), not paginated.
page 350 "I never saw "I never saw The Slightly Irregular Fire Engine The Slightly Irregular Fire Engine in progress": in progress": Anne Barthelme, in a conversation with the author, June 19, 2004. Anne Barthelme, in a conversation with the author, June 19, 2004.
page 350 "elegant chatter"; "too static": "elegant chatter"; "too static": Timothy Foote, "Caboose Thoughts and Celebrities," Timothy Foote, "Caboose Thoughts and Celebrities," Time Time, December 27, 1971, 61.
page 350 "felicitous and blithe voice"; "considerable promise": "felicitous and blithe voice"; "considerable promise": Selma G. Lanes, "Once Upon a Time, Three Famous Men Came into the Nursery," Selma G. Lanes, "Once Upon a Time, Three Famous Men Came into the Nursery," New York Times Book Review New York Times Book Review, November 7, 1971, 3637.
page 350 "immensely captivating"; "disconcertingly bright": "immensely captivating"; "disconcertingly bright": Jean Stafford, "Children's Books for Christmas," Jean Stafford, "Children's Books for Christmas," The New Yorker The New Yorker, December 4, 1971, 181182.
page 351 "Badly strained" "Badly strained" to to "Almost everything [Barthelme] submits": "Almost everything [Barthelme] submits": Roger Angell, undated letters (19691970), Ma.n.u.scripts and Archives Division, New York Public Library. Roger Angell, undated letters (19691970), Ma.n.u.scripts and Archives Division, New York Public Library.
page 351 "unhappy opinion"; "irritated"; "didn't admire": "unhappy opinion"; "irritated"; "didn't admire": Roger Angell, letters to Donald Barthelme, August 15, 1972, September 6, 1972, and October 10, 1972, Ma.n.u.scripts and Archives Division, New York Public Library. Roger Angell, letters to Donald Barthelme, August 15, 1972, September 6, 1972, and October 10, 1972, Ma.n.u.scripts and Archives Division, New York Public Library.
page 351 "I feel especially bad": "I feel especially bad": Roger Angell, letter to Donald Barthelme, September 6, 1972, Ma.n.u.scripts and Archives Division, New York Public Library. Roger Angell, letter to Donald Barthelme, September 6, 1972, Ma.n.u.scripts and Archives Division, New York Public Library.
page 351 "I'm unhappily aware": "I'm unhappily aware": Roger Angell, letter to Donald Barthelme, September 6, 1972, Ma.n.u.scripts and Archives Division, New York Public Library. Roger Angell, letter to Donald Barthelme, September 6, 1972, Ma.n.u.scripts and Archives Division, New York Public Library.
page 351 "Am I a standard-issue American alcoholic?": "Am I a standard-issue American alcoholic?": Donald Barthelme, "Edwards, Amelia," Donald Barthelme, "Edwards, Amelia," The New Yorker The New Yorker, September 9, 1972, 36.
page 352 "How was the Buffalo hunt?": "How was the Buffalo hunt?": Roger Angell, letter to Donald Barthelme, September 6, 1972, Ma.n.u.scripts and Archives Division, New York Public Library. Roger Angell, letter to Donald Barthelme, September 6, 1972, Ma.n.u.scripts and Archives Division, New York Public Library.
page 352 "I tried to reach you this morning": "I tried to reach you this morning": Roger Angell, letter to Donald Barthelme, October 10, 1972, Ma.n.u.scripts and Archives Division, New York Public Library. Roger Angell, letter to Donald Barthelme, October 10, 1972, Ma.n.u.scripts and Archives Division, New York Public Library.
page 352 "You can ask your students": "You can ask your students": Roger Angell, letter to Donald Barthelme, October 10, 1972, Ma.n.u.scripts and Archives Division, New York Public Library. Roger Angell, letter to Donald Barthelme, October 10, 1972, Ma.n.u.scripts and Archives Division, New York Public Library.
page 352 Don's "literary income": Don's "literary income": This and subsequent Barth quotes are from John Barth, "Professor Barthelme," This and subsequent Barth quotes are from John Barth, "Professor Barthelme," Gulf Coast: A Journal of Literature and Art Gulf Coast: A Journal of Literature and Art, 4, no. 1 (1991): 1718.
page 352 "The key thing about those years": "The key thing about those years": Bruce Jackson, "Buffalo English: Literary Glory Days at UB," Bruce Jackson, "Buffalo English: Literary Glory Days at UB," Buffalo Beat Buffalo Beat, February 26, 1999; posted at www.acsu.buffalo.edu/~bjackson/englishdept.html.
page 353 "He seemed sad": "He seemed sad": This and subsequent Michael Silverblatt quotes are from Dave Eggers's introduction to Donald Barthelme, This and subsequent Michael Silverblatt quotes are from Dave Eggers's introduction to Donald Barthelme, Forty Stories Forty Stories (New York: Penguin Books, 2005), xix.x.xii. (New York: Penguin Books, 2005), xix.x.xii.
page 353 "I saw him looking closely at Sam": "I saw him looking closely at Sam": Helen Moore Barthelme, Helen Moore Barthelme, Donald Barthelme: The Genesis of a Cool Sound Donald Barthelme: The Genesis of a Cool Sound (College Station: Texas A & M University Press, 2001), 174. (College Station: Texas A & M University Press, 2001), 174.
page 354 "We [met] at a table": "We [met] at a table": This and subsequent Lowry quotes are from Beverly Lowry, "The Writing Lesson," This and subsequent Lowry quotes are from Beverly Lowry, "The Writing Lesson," The Gettysburg Review The Gettysburg Review 2, no. 4 (1989): 559. 2, no. 4 (1989): 559.
page 354 "I had been trekking over to Donald's": "I had been trekking over to Donald's": This and subsequent Mirsky quotes, except those noted below, are from Mark Mirsky, "On This and subsequent Mirsky quotes, except those noted below, are from Mark Mirsky, "On Fiction Fiction," Triquarterly Triquarterly 43 (1978): 515523, and Mark Mirsky, "About the Magazine," posted at 43 (1978): 515523, and Mark Mirsky, "About the Magazine," posted at www.fictioninc.com/about.html.
page 355 "About Faith": "About Faith": Kirk Sale, in an E-mail to the author, May 16, 2004. Kirk Sale, in an E-mail to the author, May 16, 2004.
page 355 "He gave it such flair": "He gave it such flair": Jerome Charyn, in an E-mail to the author, June 14, 2004. Jerome Charyn, in an E-mail to the author, June 14, 2004.
page 357 "I was in every sense his junior": "I was in every sense his junior": Mark Mirsky, in an exchange with Vincent Standley, posted at Mark Mirsky, in an exchange with Vincent Standley, posted at www.fictioninc.com/msgboard/messages/7.html.
page 357 " "When a magazine like Harper's Bazaar Harper's Bazaar": This and subsequent quotes from the conversation between Barthelme and Leslie Cross are from Leslie Cross, "Down in the Village with Donald Barthelme," This and subsequent quotes from the conversation between Barthelme and Leslie Cross are from Leslie Cross, "Down in the Village with Donald Barthelme," Milwaukee Journal Milwaukee Journal, February 4, 1973.
page 357 Serious critical articles on Don's work: Serious critical articles on Don's work: For a comprehensive listing of the early critical work on Barthelme, see Jerome Klinkowitz, Asa B. Pieratt, Jr., and Robert Murray Davis, For a comprehensive listing of the early critical work on Barthelme, see Jerome Klinkowitz, Asa B. Pieratt, Jr., and Robert Murray Davis, A Comprehensive Bibliography A Comprehensive Bibliography (Hamden, Connecticut: Shoestring Press/Archon Books, 1977), 107116. The brief quotes I have used to summarize these works appear in this work. (Hamden, Connecticut: Shoestring Press/Archon Books, 1977), 107116. The brief quotes I have used to summarize these works appear in this work.
page 358 "If you refuse to make choices": "If you refuse to make choices": Joyce Carol Oates, "Whose Side Are You On?" Joyce Carol Oates, "Whose Side Are You On?" New York Times Book Review New York Times Book Review, June 4, 1972, 63.
page 358 "Usually I don't like to be interviewed": "Usually I don't like to be interviewed": Donald Barthelme, letter to Jerome Klinkowitz, September 7, 1971, Special Collections, Morris Library, University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware. Donald Barthelme, letter to Jerome Klinkowitz, September 7, 1971, Special Collections, Morris Library, University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware.
page 358 "put together a kit of sorts": "put together a kit of sorts": This and subsequent Klinkowitz quotes are from Jerome Klinkowitz, This and subsequent Klinkowitz quotes are from Jerome Klinkowitz, Keeping Literary Company: Working with Writers Since the Sixties Keeping Literary Company: Working with Writers Since the Sixties (Albany: State University of New York Press, 1998), 105108. (Albany: State University of New York Press, 1998), 105108.
page 358 "I know I know I know": "I know I know I know": Donald Barthelme, letter to Jerome Klinkowitz, undated (1972), Special Collections, Morris Library, University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware. Donald Barthelme, letter to Jerome Klinkowitz, undated (1972), Special Collections, Morris Library, University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware.
page 359 "I think fewer people are reading": "I think fewer people are reading": This and subsequent quotes from the Barthelme interview with Klinkowitz are from "Interview with Jerome Klinkowitz, 197172," in This and subsequent quotes from the Barthelme interview with Klinkowitz are from "Interview with Jerome Klinkowitz, 197172," in Not-Knowing Not-Knowing, ed. Herzinger, 199206.
page 359 "I think it's too cute": "I think it's too cute": Donald Barthelme, letter to Jerome Klinkowitz, May 30, 1972, Special Collections, Morris Library, University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware. Donald Barthelme, letter to Jerome Klinkowitz, May 30, 1972, Special Collections, Morris Library, University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware.
