Donald Barthelme bibliography

This is a bibliography of works by Donald Barthelme.

Short works

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

1980–1989

Title	Originally published in	Collected in:
I Wrote a Letter...	"Notes and Comments," The New Yorker, October 27, 1980	The Teachings of Don B.
Pepperoni	The New Yorker, December 1, 1980	Forty Stories
Thailand	The New Yorker, December 29, 1980	Sixty Stories
The Emperor	The New Yorker, January 26, 1981	Sixty Stories
Challenge	The New Yorker, October 5, 1981	The Teachings of Don B.
Donald Barthelme's Fine Homemade Soups	The Great American Writer's Cookbook	The Teachings of Don B.
The Emerald		Sixty Stories
The Farewell		Sixty Stories
Heroes		Sixty Stories
Bishop		Sixty Stories
Kissing the President	The New Yorker, August 1, 1983	The 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 Yorker	Interchapter 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 Yorker	Interchapter 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 Yorker	Interchapter in Overnight to Many Distant Cities
Affection	The New Yorker	Overnight to Many Distant Cities ; Forty Stories
Visitors	The New Yorker	Overnight to Many Distant Cities ; Forty Stories
Lightning	The New Yorker	Overnight to Many Distant Cities ; Forty Stories
The New Owner		Overnight to Many Distant Cities ; Forty Stories
Sakrete	The New Yorker	Overnight to Many Distant Cities ; Forty Stories
Overnight to Many Distant Cities	The New Yorker	Overnight to Many Distant Cities ; Forty Stories
The Baby		Overnight to Many Distant Cities ; Forty Stories
Captain Blood	The New Yorker	Overnight to Many Distant Cities ; Forty Stories
Conversations with Goethe	The New Yorker	Overnight to Many Distant Cities ; Forty Stories
The Palace at Four A.M.	The New Yorker	Overnight to Many Distant Cities ; Forty Stories
Terminus		Overnight to Many Distant Cities ; Forty Stories
Henrietta and Alexandra		Overnight to Many Distant Cities ; Flying to America
Return	Houston Post, March 23, 1984	The Teachings of Don B.
Sinbad	The New Yorker, August 27, 1984	Forty Stories
The Art Of Baseball	The Spirit of Sport	The Teachings of Don B.
Construction	The New Yorker, April 29, 1985	Forty Stories
When I Didn't Win...	"Notes and Comments," The New Yorker, September 2, 1985	The Teachings of Don B.
Basil From Her Garden	The New Yorker, October 13, 1985
Bluebeard	The New Yorker, June 16, 1986	Forty Stories
More Zero	The New Yorker, July 7, 1986	The Teachings of Don B.
My Lover Said to Me...	"Notes and Comments," The New Yorker, August 11, 1986	The Teachings of Don B.
January	The New Yorker, April 6, 1987	Forty Stories
Three Great Meals	The New Yorker, June 1, 1987	The Teachings of Don B.
The Author	The New Yorker, June 15, 1987	The Teachings of Don B.
Jaws	The New Yorker, August 17, 1987	Forty Stories
Chablis	The New Yorker, December 12, 1983	Forty Stories
On the Deck	The New Yorker, January 12, 1987	Forty Stories
Opening		Forty Stories
Rif		Forty Stories
Tickets	The New Yorker, March 6, 1989	Flying to America

Plays

Title	Notes	Collected in
The Friends of the Family	Written as a radio play; includes sections from "For I'm the Boy" and "The Big Broadcast of 1938"	The Teachings of Don B.
The Conservatory	Written as a radio play; includes sections from "On the Steps of the Conservatory" and "Great Days"	The Teachings of Don B.
Snow White	Adapted from the novel of the same name	The Teachings of Don B.
Great Days	Adapted from the story of the same name first produced off-Broadway at American Place Theater, 1983