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| Original Title: | Where I’m Calling From |
| ISBN: | 0679722319 (ISBN13: 9780679722311) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Literary Awards: | Pulitzer Prize Nominee for Fiction (1989), Ambassador Book Award for Fiction (1989), O. Henry Award for 'Errand' (1988), National Book Critics Circle Award Nominee for Fiction (1988) |
Raymond Carver
Paperback | Pages: 544 pages Rating: 4.42 | 19556 Users | 896 Reviews
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| Title | : | Where I'm Calling From: New and Selected Stories |
| Author | : | Raymond Carver |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | First Vintage Contemporaries Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 544 pages |
| Published | : | September 12th 2000 by Vintage Contemporaries (first published May 31st 1988) |
| Categories | : | Short Stories. Fiction. Literature. Classics. American |
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By the time of his early death in 1988, Raymond Carver had established himself as one of the greatest practitioners of the American short story, a writer who had not only found his own voice but imprinted it in the imaginations of thousands of readers. 'Where I'm Calling From', his last collection, encompasses classic stories from 'Cathedral', 'What We Talk About When We Talk About Love' and earlier Carver volumes, along with seven new works previosly unpublished in book form. Together, these 37 stories give us a superb overview of Carver's life work and show us why he was so widely imitated but never equaled.Rating Containing Books Where I'm Calling From: New and Selected Stories
Ratings: 4.42 From 19556 Users | 896 ReviewsWrite-Up Containing Books Where I'm Calling From: New and Selected Stories
It ought to make us feel ashamed when we talk like we know what we're talking about when we talk about love.Life has a way of breaking even the strongest of hearts, of dashing families, friendships and lovers against the cold rocks of reality, leaving hopes and dreams to drown beneath the waves of approaching days.Through his short lifethe chord of life severed by his own vicesRaymond Carver (May 25, 1938 August 2, 1988) created a body of work that dives into the wreckage of such lives to bring4.5 i enjoyed most of the stories. two in particular that i really enjoyed were elephant (best ending) and a small good thing (all around great. tearjerker) read it. highly recommend. this review would be much better buttttt i lost my notes.
4.5 i enjoyed most of the stories. two in particular that i really enjoyed were elephant (best ending) and a small good thing (all around great. tearjerker) read it. highly recommend. this review would be much better buttttt i lost my notes.
5 starsIn keeping with my study of the short story, I figured it was about time I picked up Raymond Carver. (Call me a late-bloomer.) The only story I had previously read by him was Cathedral, which is excellent. This is basically a story about a skeptical, somewhat superficial man who is taught by a blind man how to see.The 37 stories in this 526 page collection are arranged chronologically. The final story, called Errand, unpublished at the time of Carvers untimely death, begins with the
SHOW, DONT TELLRobert Altman e Tess Gallagher, la vedova di Raymond Carver, durante le riprese del film.Prima di morire, nel 1988, Carver selezionò proprio questi trentasette racconti per la sua ultima antologia in vita, presumibilmente quelli che lui considerava i suoi migliori.Per me, il meglio del meglio. Non esiste nessuno come Carver. E se anche esistesse, Carver sarebbe meglio.Foto locandina di Short Cuts, 1993. Il film è a colori, ma io ho preferito selezionare immagini in b&w.Storie
The majority of stories collected here are five-star reads, that said, I'm glad I parcelled this out over eleven months. Carver's voice and style are fantastic, and most of his stories rely heavily on those two strengths. Character studies over plot. Reality over sensationalism. Monotony explored and conquered. Humanity. Vulnerability. Frustration. Addiction. Love. Lost love. The occasional dead body. Carver is one of the greatest short story writers, period, and this book is a bit like a
[Impressioni scritte prima del 15 febbraio 2018]Laltro pomeriggio sabato, ferma ad un semaforo in attesa della freccia di svolta a sinistra, occhio nello specchietto retrovisore che mi restituisce unimmagine nitidamente perfetta non accecata dalla luce di una giornate di sole né oscurata dal buio notturno.Come fosse lo schermo rettangolare di un cinema in un contrasto di bianco e nero vedo una coppia perfettamente a fuoco nellauto che mi sta dietro.Sono di mezza età né brutti né belli, vestiti
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