COME BACK, DR. CALIGARI by DONALD BARTHELME SIGNED New First Edition PLUS GIFT

In 1964, Barthelme collected his early stories in Come Back, Dr. Caligari, for which he received considerable critical acclaim as an innovator of the short story form. His style fictional and popular figures in absurd situations, e. The Batman-inspired "The Joker's Greatest Triumph", spawned a number of imitators and would help to define the next several decades of short fiction.

Signed first edition in immaculate condition. With natural aging due to it being a 1960s book.

A post-modernist masterpiece about fatherhood. Both of these books were bought by me in a rare book store on a visit to the U. Are from my personal collection, and both are in near-mint condition with the dust jackets carefully plastic wrapped for protection.