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It is true that I am part of the laughing-aristocrat structure, Charles said. I don't mean I am one of them. I mean I am their creature. They hold me in thrall.Laughing aristocrats who invented the cost-plus contract . . .Laughing aristocrats who invented the real estate broker . . .Laughing aristocrats who invented Formica . . .Laughing aristocrats wiping their surfaces clean with a damp cloth . . .Charles poured himself another brilliant green Heineken.-To the struggle!

Donald Barthelme

It is true that I am part of the laughing-aristocrat structure, Charles said. I don't mean I am one of them. I mean I am their creature. They hold me in thrall.Laughing aristocrats who invented the cost-plus contract . . .Laughing aristocrats who invented the real estate broker . . .Laughing aristocrats who invented Formica . . .Laughing aristocrats wiping their surfaces clean with a damp cloth . . .Charles poured himself another brilliant green Heineken.-To the struggle!

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About Donald Barthelme

Donald Barthelme Jr. (pronounced BAR-thəl-mee or BAR-təl-mee; April 7, 1931 – July 23, 1989) was an American short story writer and novelist known for his playful, postmodernist style of short fiction. Barthelme also worked as a newspaper reporter for the Houston Post, was managing editor of Location magazine, director of the Contemporary Arts Museum in Houston (1961–1962), co-founder of Fiction (with Mark Mirsky and the assistance of Max and Marianne Frisch), and a professor at various universities. He also was one of the original founders of the University of Houston Creative Writing Program.