Donald Barthelme

American writer, editor, and professor.

Born April 7th, 1931 in Philadelphia. [ref]

Died July 23rd, 1989 at 58 years old in Houston (laryngeal cancer). [ref]

Occupations
children's writer, journalist, novelist, philosopher, reporter, writer
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Life is so beautiful that death has fallen in love with it, a jealous, possessive love that grabs at what it can. But life leaps over oblivion lightly, losing only a thing or two of no importance, and gloom is just a passing shadow of a cloud. Yann Martel