Concerning the Bodyguard by Donald Barthelme

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Research paper 1. Concerning the Bodyguard by Donald Barthelme a) Biography of the author Donald Barthelme was born to two students at the University of Pennsylvania. The family moved to Texas two years later, where Barthelme's father would become a professor of architecture at the University of Houston, where Barthelme would later major in journalism. In 1951, still a student, he wrote his first articles for the Houston Post. Barthelme was drafted into the Korean War in 1953, arriving in Korea on July 27, the very day the cease-fire ending the war was signed. He served briefly as the editor of an Army newspaper before returning to the U.S. and his job at the Houston Post. Once back, he continued his studies at the University of Houston, studying philosophy. Although he continued to take classes until 1957, he never received a d...moreDonald Barthelme was a short story writer and novelist whose minimalist style placed him among the leading innovative writers of modern fiction who was born in Philadelphia on April 7, 1931. His father was a professor of architectural design at the University of Houston, where Barthelme would later major in journalism. In 1951, while still a student, he wrote his first articles for the Houston Post. After serving in the Armed Forces in Korea and Japan where he served briefly as the editor of an Army newspaper, he returned to Houston, where he worked as a reporter for The Houston Post. In 1961-62, he became the director of the Contemporary Arts Museum in Houston. Barthelme went on to teach for brief periods at Boston University, University at Buffalo, and the College of the City of New York, where he served as Distinguished Visiting Professor from 1974-75.His first novel, ''Snow White,'' took up virtually a whole issue of The New Yorker in 1967 and brought him national attention. Barthelme received the National Book Award for his

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