An interview with Barthelme was published in the Summer 1981 issue of the Paris Review as part of its well known series of interviews with writers. J.D. O'Hara taped the initial conversation with Barthelme, transcribed the tape, and sent the transcript to the Barthelme. Barthelme heavily reworked the transcript to make an entirely different draft. This series contains various drafts of the interview and some related correspondence. See also the J.D. O'Hara folder in the Correspondence series.