
Then i took off y shirt and called Paul, because we were planning to break into his apartment, and if he was there, we could not do so. if he was there we would be recognized, he would know who we were, and that we were carrying his typewriter out into the street to sell it. he would know everything about us: how we made our living, what girls we liked, where we kept the vats.
Paul did not answer so it was not necessary to ask if Anna was there- the prepared name we were going to ask for.
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唐纳德•巴塞尔姆(Donald Barthelme,1931-1989)
美国最富影响力的后现代主义小说家,被视为改变文学方向的作家之一。作品荣获古根海姆文学奖、美国国家图书奖、美国文学艺术院奖等。基于其在美国文坛重要地位,被赞誉为“今日众多年轻作家的文学教父”。
他一生创作了大量短篇作品并以此闻名,《巴塞尔姆的白雪公主》是其第一部中长篇小说,堪称荒诞派文学经典之作,更被视为后现代主义文学杰出代表作。所著其他中长篇小说:《死去的父亲》、《天堂》和《国王》。