Raymond Carver : a writer's life

Sklenicka, Carol, 1948-

Book 2009

A profile of the late short-story master analyzes the myths and controversies attributed to his character and covers his struggles with alcohol, the role of a zealous editor in shaping his first collections, and his ability to portray the challenges of ordinary people.

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Carver, Raymond, 1938-1988

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ISBN:

9781439160589
9780743262460
9780743262453
1439160589
0743262468
074326245X

Edition:

First Scribner hardcover edition

Description:

xi, 578 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index

Contents:

Pt. I: Beginnings. Raymond Junior ; Yakima Valley ; Vocation ; Cigarettes, beer, jazz ; Crazy in love ; Furious years ; A story of he and she ; The Athens of the Midwest
Pt. II: Search. Grinding and sharpening ; Were those actual miles? ; Luck ; Reading Mark Twain in Tel Aviv ; The sixties end ; A friend in New York
Pt. III: Success and discontent. A story in Esquire ; The illusion of freedom ; Astounding and amazing times ; Drowning ; Will you please be quiet, please?
Pt. IV: Recovery. Celebrated and homeless ; Sobriety ; Separation ; Beginning, again ; What we talk about when we talk about love ; Fires
Pt. V: Triumph. Cathedral ; Where water comes together with other water ; Ultramarine ; Where I'm calling from ; A new path to the waterfall
Epilogue

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2009027291

Control Number:

481448

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