Sadness Short Stories Paperback Book by Donald Barthelme 20th Century 1974


King Kong at a cocktail party,
Paul Klee loses an airplane, St. Anthony moves to
the suburbs- a bright and bizarre collage off the wall of America's most magical mind!


A saint struggling with the greatest of all temptations: daily life.

A genius proposes a world inventory of genius to create a better life, but he cannot bear the company.

Family life trembles with enough animus to bring down an elephant.

A woman leaves her husband and enters the red velvet map of new life.

Book is in acceptable condition. General shelf and corner wear. Some light staining on the interior and exterior. Cover fraying along edges. A few white marks on front and back cover. Spine has some issues (See photo #3).  Previous owner wrote their name on the inside front cover. A few scratch marks on front cover. A solid reading copy. Please see photos for details, and let me know if you have any questions.

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