With this, his first collection of stories, Raymond Carver breathed new life into the American short story. Carver shows us the humor and tragedy that dwell in the hearts of ordinary people; his stories are the classics of our time.
"[Carver's stories] can ... be counted among the masterpieces of American Literature." --The New York Times Book Review
"One of the great short story writers of our time--of any time." --The Philadelhpia Inquirer
"The whole collection is a knock out. Few wriers can match Raymond Carver's entiwining style and language." --The Dallas Morning News
Le informazioni nella sezione "Riassunto" possono far riferimento a edizioni diverse di questo titolo.
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 in 1984), and Where I'm Calling From in 1988, when he was inducted into the American Academy of Arts and Letters. He died August 2, 1988, shortly after completing the poems of A New Path to the Waterfall.
Le informazioni nella sezione "Su questo libro" possono far riferimento a edizioni diverse di questo titolo.
Spese di spedizione:
EUR 3,75
In U.S.A.
Descrizione libro Condizione: New. Brand New! Not Overstocks or Low Quality Book Club Editions! Direct From the Publisher! We're not a giant, faceless warehouse organization! We're a small town bookstore that loves books and loves it's customers! Buy from Lakeside Books!. Codice articolo OTF-Y-9780679735694
Descrizione libro Soft Cover. Condizione: new. Codice articolo 9780679735694
Descrizione libro Paperback or Softback. Condizione: New. Will You Please Be Quiet, Please?: Stories 0.46. Book. Codice articolo BBS-9780679735694
Descrizione libro Condizione: New. Brand New. Codice articolo 0679735690
Descrizione libro Paperback. Condizione: New. Brand New!. Codice articolo 0679735690
Descrizione libro Paperback. Condizione: New. Codice articolo BKZN9780679735694
Descrizione libro Condizione: New. Codice articolo 413027-n
Descrizione libro Condizione: New. Book is in NEW condition. Codice articolo 0679735690-2-1
Descrizione libro Condizione: New. New! This book is in the same immaculate condition as when it was published. Codice articolo 353-0679735690-new
Descrizione libro Paperback. Condizione: new. Paperback. The first collection of stories from one of the great short story writers of our time (The Philadelphia Inquirer) breathed new life into the American short story, showing us the humor and tragedy that dwell in the hearts of ordinary people."[Carver's stories] can . be counted among the masterpieces of American Literature." The New York Times Book Review"One of the great short story writers of our timeof any time." The Philadelhpia Inquirer"The whole collection is a knock out. Few writers can match Raymond Carver's entwining style and language." The Dallas Morning News With this, his first collection of stories, Raymond Carver breathed new life into the American short story and instantly became both the recognized master of the form and one of our best-loved and most widely read fiction writers. His stories can "be counted among the masterpieces of American fiction".--The New York Times Book Review. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Codice articolo 9780679735694