| Edition |
First Scribner hardcover edition. |
| Note |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Summary |
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. |
| 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. |
| Subject |
Carver, Raymond, 1938-1988.
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Authors, American -- 20th century -- Biography.
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Biographies. |
| Standard # |
9780743262453 alkaline paper |
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074326245X alkaline paper |
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9780743262460 trade paper alkaline paper |
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0743262468 trade paper alkaline paper |
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9781439160589 ebook alkaline paper |
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1439160589 ebook alkaline paper |
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