Donald Barthelme bibliography


This is a bibliography of works by Donald Barthelme.

Books

Novels

Collections

Children's Books

Short Works

Includes short stories, satires, parodies, fables, and illustrated stories, arranged by first date of publication.

1959-1969

1970-1974

1975-1979

1980-1989

TitleOriginally published inCollected in:
I Wrote a Letter..."Notes and Comments," The New Yorker,
October 27, 1980		The Teachings of Don B.
PepperoniThe New Yorker, December 1, 1980Forty Stories
ThailandThe New Yorker, December 29, 1980Sixty Stories
The EmperorThe New Yorker, January 26, 1981Sixty Stories
ChallengeThe New Yorker, October 5, 1981The Teachings of Don B.
Donald Barthelme's
Fine Homemade Soups		The Great American
Writer's Cookbook 		The Teachings of Don B.
The EmeraldSixty Stories
The FarewellSixty Stories
HeroesSixty Stories
BishopSixty Stories
Kissing the PresidentThe New Yorker, August 1, 1983The Teachings of Don B.
I am, at the Moment...Interchapter in
Overnight to Many Distant Cities 		The Teachings of Don B.
Now that I am Older...Interchapter in
Overnight to Many Distant Cities 		The Teachings of Don B.
Speaking of the Human Body...Interchapter in
Overnight to Many Distant Cities 		The Teachings of Don B.
A Woman Seated on
a Plain Wooden Chair...		Interchapter in
Overnight to Many Distant Cities 		The Teachings of Don B.
That Guy in the Back Room...Interchapter in
Overnight to Many Distant Cities 		The Teachings of Don B.
Financially, the Paper...The New YorkerInterchapter in
Overnight to Many Distant Cities
I Put a Name in an Envelope...Interchapter in
Overnight to Many Distant Cities
They Called for More Structure...Interchapter in
Overnight to Many Distant Cities 		The Teachings of Don B.
When He Came...The New YorkerInterchapter in
Overnight to Many Distant Cities
The First Thing the Baby Did Wrong...Interchapter in
Overnight to Many Distant Cities
On Our Street...The New YorkerInterchapter in
Overnight to Many Distant Cities
AffectionThe New YorkerOvernight to Many Distant Cities ;
Forty Stories
VisitorsThe New YorkerOvernight to Many Distant Cities ;
Forty Stories
LightningThe New YorkerOvernight to Many Distant Cities ;
Forty Stories
The New OwnerOvernight to Many Distant Cities ;
Forty Stories
SakreteOvernight to Many Distant Cities ;
Forty Stories
Overnight to Many Distant CitiesThe New YorkerOvernight to Many Distant Cities ;
Forty Stories
The BabyOvernight to Many Distant Cities ;
Forty Stories
Captain BloodThe New YorkerOvernight to Many Distant Cities ;
Forty Stories
Conversations with GoetheThe New YorkerOvernight to Many Distant Cities ;
Forty Stories
The Palace at Four A.M.The New YorkerOvernight to Many Distant Cities ;
Forty Stories
TerminusOvernight to Many Distant Cities ;
Forty Stories
Henrietta and AlexandraOvernight to Many Distant Cities ;
Flying to America
ReturnHouston Post, March 23, 1984The Teachings of Don B.
SinbadThe New Yorker, August 27, 1984Forty Stories
The Art Of BaseballThe Spirit of Sport The Teachings of Don B.
ConstructionThe New Yorker, April 29, 1985Forty Stories
When I Didn't Win..."Notes and Comments," The New Yorker,
September 2, 1985		The Teachings of Don B.
BluebeardThe New Yorker, June 16, 1986Forty Stories
More ZeroThe New Yorker, July 7, 1986The Teachings of Don B.
My Lover Said to Me..."Notes and Comments,"
The New Yorker, August 11, 1986		The Teachings of Don B.
JanuaryThe New Yorker, April 6, 1987Forty Stories
Three Great MealsThe New Yorker, June 1, 1987The Teachings of Don B.
The AuthorThe New Yorker, June 15, 1987The Teachings of Don B.
JawsThe New Yorker, August 17, 1987Forty Stories
ChablisThe New Yorker, December 12, 1983Forty Stories
On the DeckThe New Yorker, January 12, 1987Forty Stories
OpeningForty Stories
RifForty Stories
TicketsThe New Yorker, March 6, 1989Flying to America

Posthumously published stories

Plays

TitleNotesCollected in
The Friends of the FamilyWritten as a radio play; includes sections from
"For I'm the Boy" and "The Big Broadcast of 1938"		The Teachings of Don B.
The ConservatoryWritten as a radio play; includes sections from
"On the Steps of the Conservatory" and "Great Days"		The Teachings of Don B.
Snow WhiteAdapted from the novel of the same nameThe Teachings of Don B.
Great DaysAdapted from the story of the same name
first produced off-Broadway at American Place Theater, 1983