Donald Barthelme Life and Works
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Donald Barthelme was born in ______ and later moved to Houston.

Philadelphia

Donald Barthelme's style of writing is known for its ______ tone and content.

postmodernist

Donald Barthelme was a ______ and a jazz lover.

journalist

Donald Barthelme's short stories are often exceptionally ______.

<p>compact</p> Signup and view all the answers

Donald Barthelme's fiction was hailed as profoundly ______.

<p>disciplined</p> Signup and view all the answers

Donald Barthelme's stories often focus on ______ rather than complete narratives.

<p>incident</p> Signup and view all the answers

Donald Barthelme was the editor of the magazine ______.

<p>Forum</p> Signup and view all the answers

Donald Barthelme's writing style is characterized by a steady accumulation of ______ detail.

<p>seemingly-unrelated</p> Signup and view all the answers

Donald Barthelme's stories are often reminiscent of modernist works such as ______.

<p>T.S.</p> Signup and view all the answers

In 1847, Andersen met ______ on his first visit to Britain.

<p>Charles Dickens</p> Signup and view all the answers

Andersen's stories laid the groundwork for other children's classics, such as ______ by Kenneth Grahame.

<p>The Wind in the Willows</p> Signup and view all the answers

Andersen was a master writer whose work and themes have been emulated throughout time, and through a broad spectrum of ______.

<p>platforms</p> Signup and view all the answers

Andersen died on August 4, 1875 in ______, having never fully recovered from an injury he sustained after falling out of his bed two years earlier.

<p>Copenhagen</p> Signup and view all the answers

Andersen wrote in his diary, 'We had come to the ______, I was so happy to see and speak to England's now living writer, whom I love the most.'

<p>veranda</p> Signup and view all the answers

Andersen's stories often featured ______ objects, like toys, coming to life and having adventures appealing to people of all ages.

<p>inanimate</p> Signup and view all the answers

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