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Beginners by Raymond Carver

Beginners

By Raymond Carver

By Raymond Carver

By Raymond Carver

By Raymond Carver

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Sep 15, 2015 | ISBN 9780307947932

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    About Beginners

    Here is the original manuscript of Raymond Carver’s seminal 1981 collection, What We Talk About When We Talk About Love. Carver is one of the most celebrated short-story writers in American literature—his style is both instantly recognizable and hugely influential—and the pieces in What We Talk About . . ., which portray the gritty loves and lives of the American working class, are counted among the foundation stones of the contemporary short story. In this unedited text, we gain insight into the process of a great writer. These expansive stories illuminate the many dimensions of Carver’s style, and are indispensable to our understanding of his legacy.

    Text established by William L. Stull and Maureen P. Carroll

    About Beginners

    Here is the original manuscript of Raymond Carver’s seminal 1981 collection, What We Talk About When We Talk About Love. Carver is one of the most celebrated short-story writers in American literature—his style is both instantly recognizable and hugely influential—and the pieces in What We Talk About . . ., which portray the gritty loves and lives of the American working class, are counted among the foundation stones of the contemporary short story. In this unedited text, we gain insight into the process of a great writer. These expansive stories illuminate the many dimensions of Carver’s style, and are indispensable to our understanding of his legacy.

    Text established by William L. Stull and Maureen P. Carroll

    Also by Raymond Carver

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    Also by Raymond Carver

    What We Talk About When We Talk About Love / Beginners
    Call If You Need Me
    All of Us
    Short Cuts
    Will You Please Be Quiet, Please?
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    About Raymond Carver

    Raymond Carver was born in Clatskanie, Oregon, in 1938. His first collection of stories, Will You Please Be Quiet, Please (a National Book Award nominee in 1977), was followed by What We Talk About When We Talk About Love, Cathedral (nominated for the Pulitzer Prize… More about Raymond Carver

    About Raymond Carver

    Raymond Carver was born in Clatskanie, Oregon, in 1938. His first collection of stories, Will You Please Be Quiet, Please (a National Book Award nominee in 1977), was followed by What We Talk About When We Talk About Love, Cathedral (nominated for the Pulitzer Prize… More about Raymond Carver

    Product Details

    Category: Literary Fiction

    Paperback | $16.00
    Published by Vintage
    Sep 15, 2015 | 240 Pages | 5-3/16 x 8 | ISBN 9780307947925

    Category: Literary Fiction

    Ebook | $12.99
    Published by Vintage
    Sep 15, 2015 | 224 Pages | ISBN 9780307947932

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    Praise

    “One of the great short story writers of our time—of any time.” —The Philadelphia Inquirer

    “Carver is a writer of astonishing compassion and honesty. . . . His eye is so clear, it almost breaks your heart.” —The Washington Post Book World

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