Experimentationwiththeabsurd,bothinthemeandtechnique,isbynomeansatotallynewdevelopmentinliterature,especiallyforthosereadersfamiliarwiththeworksofCamus,Kafka,Beckett,Genêt,andRobbe-Grillet.Likethesewriters,Mr.Barthelmesatirizesandmimicsmostoftheclichésofourpopularculture,and,throughthepredicamentsofhischaracters,makesthereaderaskWhy?Yetthesepredicaments,althoughbizarre,inane,andusuallysurrealistic,donotnecessarilycontainthemoroseconnotationsofmostwritersoftheabsurd.Forexample,inonetalethenarratoristhirty-fiveyearsold,sixfeettall,withthelogicandreasoningofanadult.Heisinthesixthgrade,whereMissMandible,histeacher,isfrustratedinherdesirestohaveanaffairwithhimbecause,officially,heisachild!Theseimaginativestoriesofdarkhumor,someofwhichhaveappearedinTheNewYorker,aretobeinterpretedonmanylevels,andofferrefreshingandthoroughlyexcitingreading.

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