Paradise (original 1986; edition 1987)

by Donald Barthelme

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Member:	dbvisel
Title:	Paradise
Authors:	Donald Barthelme
Info:	Penguin (Non-Classics) (1987), Paperback, 208 pages
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Paradise by Donald Barthelme (1986)

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dbvisel | Feb 27, 2010 |

A series of very short "chapters" (almost separate stories) with a very amusing premise-- a newly separated married man lives in an apartment with several beautiful woman who all love him. Only Barthelme could find the down side, and he does. (

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