Frederick Barthelme
ABOUT FREDERICK BARTHELME
An American novelist, short story writer, and literary magazine editor, he is best known for his novel Bob the Gambler.
He was a founding member of an avant-garde rock band known as The Red Krayola.
He developed a reputation as a minimalist writer.
His father, Donald Barthelme, was a modernist architect.
His writing style is often compared to that of Raymond Carver .
