Major Contemporary Writers: Donald Barthelme

Program Title:
Major Contemporary Writers: Donald Barthelme
PRA Archive #: 
BC2720.03b
Description: 

Donald Barthelme reads the children's book he wrote for his daughter. He reads selections from Guilty Pleasures in the course of an interview by Charles Ruas and Judith Sherman in which the nature of political satire and language as well as his method of teaching creative writing are discussed. Also, the Friends of the Family, a dramatization of two stories from Donald Barthelme's Come Back, Dr. Caligari.
The Slightly Irregular Fire Engine
A Children's Book & Guilty Pleasures
A Collection of Parodies
Polical Satires & Other Pieces

CONTAINS SENSITIVE LANGUAGE!
On two reels, 91 minutes
Program 3 of 4.

Technical Direction: Judith Sherman
Producer: Linda Rosechild-Harris
Executive Producer: Charles Ruas

Date Recorded on: 
WBAI; 197?
Date Broadcast on: 
WBAI, 197?
Item duration: 
31:00
Distributor: 
WBAI; 197?
Rights Summary: 
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