A selective list of literary criticism for Donald Barthelme, favoring signed articles by recognized scholars, articles published in reviewed sources, and web sites that adhere to the Modern Language Association guidelines for web pages
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Barth, John. "Thinking Man's Minimalist: Honoring Barthelme," NYTimes September 3, 1989
Ishiwari, Takayoshi On responses of various critics to The Dead Father
Pynchon, Thomas. "Introduction" to The Works of Donald Barthelme
Warde, William B. A substantial introduction to Donald Barthelme from the Literary Encyclopedia, 06 May 2004
A biographical and critical introduction to Donald Barthelme by Gus Negative, part of the Modern Word web site
A brief Teacher's Guide to Donald Barthelme, from textbook publisher Heath
A short biography of Donald Barthelme, from The Handbook of Texas Online
"Mutant Anxiety: On Reading Barthelme's Narrator in 'Me and Miss Mandible,' by David Amadio (web published, 1997)
Web site contains Donald Barthelme texts, and links to many Barthelme items on the internet
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