An edition of Raymond Carver (2009)

Raymond Carver

a writer's life

1st Scribner hardcover ed.

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An edition of Raymond Carver (2009)

Raymond Carver

a writer's life

1st Scribner hardcover ed.

by

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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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Language
English
Pages
578

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Carver, Raymond
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Raymond Carver: a writer's life
2009, Scribner
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Cover of: Raymond Carver
Raymond Carver: a writer's life
2009, Scribner
in English - 1st Scribner hardcover ed.
Cover of: Raymond Carver
Raymond Carver: a writer's life
2009, Scribner
in English - 1st Scribner hardcover ed.

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Table of 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.

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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New York
Genre
Biography

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
813/.54, B
Library of Congress
PS3553.A7894 Z886 2009

The Physical Object

Pagination
xi, 578 p., [16] p. of plates :
Number of pages
578

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL24115957M
ISBN 10
074326245X, 0743262468, 1439160589
ISBN 13
9780743262453, 9780743262460, 9781439160589
LCCN
2009027291

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