“Painters, especially American painters since the Second World War, have been much more troubled, beset by formal perplexity, than American writers. Theyve been a laboratory for everybody.”
Quote by Donald Barthelme
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Donald Barthelme
Donald Barthelme was an American author born on April 7, 1931, and passed away on July 23, 1989. Known for his unique literary style and experimental writing, Barthelme is considered one of the representatives of postmodernist literature. more
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