Fredrick Barthelme (October 10, 1943 -) is an Americanauthor of short fiction and novels and a professor at the University of Southern Mississippi. His brothers Donald and Steven are also authors. October 10 is the 283rd day of the year (284th in Leap years). ... 1943 (MCMXLIII) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1943 calendar). ... An author is the person who creates a written work, such as a book, story, article or the like. ... This article is in need of attention. ... A novel (from French nouvelle Italian novella, new) is an extended, generally fictional narrative in prose. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Donald Barthelme (April 7, 1931 - July 23, 1989) was an American author of short fiction and novels. ... Steven Barthelme is the author of numerous short stories and essays. ...