Flying to America 45 More Stories

Donald Barthelme was one of the most influential and inventive writers of the 20th century. In this volume of unpublished and previously uncollected stories, he transforms the absurd and strange into the real in his usual epiphanic, engaging, and richly textured style. The stories delve further into themes that often interested Barthelme: the perils of the unfulfilled existence; the relationships between politics, art, sex, and life; and the importance of continuing to ask questions even though we are unable to learn the answers. This collection will delight both old fans and new readers.

Preface	p. vii
Flying to America	p. 3
Perpetua	p. 23
Edward and Pia	p. 31
The Piano Player	p. 38
Henrietta and Alexandra	p. 42
Presents	p. 48
Among the Beanwoods	p. 56
You Are as Brave as Vincent Van Gogh	p. 59
The Agreement	p. 63
Basil From Her Garden	p. 68
Paradise Before the Egg	p. 78
Three	p. 96
Up, Aloft in the Air	p. 100
Bone Bubbles	p. 112
The Big Broadcast of 1938	p. 119
This Newspaper Here	p. 132
Tales of the Swedish Army	p. 137
And Then	p. 141
Can We Talk	p. 147
Hiding Man	p. 150
The Reference	p. 161
Edwards, Amelia	p. 167
Marie, Marie, Hold On Tight	p. 172
Pages from the Annual Report	p. 179
The Bed	p. 193
The Discovery	p. 200
You Are Cordially Invited	p. 205
The Viennese Opera Ball	p. 209
Belief	p. 217
Wrack	p. 222
The Question Party	p. 230
Manfred	p. 237
A Man	p. 240
Heather	p. 245
Pandemonium	p. 249
A Picture History of the War	p. 253
The Police Band	p. 263
The Sea of Hesitation	p. 266
The Mothball Fleet	p. 276
Subpoena	p. 281
The New Member	p. 285
To London and Rome	p. 292
The Apology	p. 301
Florence Green Is 81	p. 307
Tickets	p. 319
Notes	p. 325
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