Raymond Carver : a writer's life /
Sklenicka, Carol, -1948
Raymond Carver : a writer's life / Carol Sklenicka. - xi, 578 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
A friend in New York -- Pt. III: Success and discontent. A story in Esquire A new path to the waterfall -- Epilogue. A story of he and she Astounding and amazing times Beginning, again Cigarettes, beer, jazz Crazy in love Drowning Fires -- Pt. V: Triumph. Cathedral Furious years Luck Reading Mark Twain in Tel Aviv Separation Sobriety The Athens of the Midwest -- Pt. II: Search. Grinding and sharpening The illusion of freedom The sixties end Ultramarine Vocation Were those actual miles? What we talk about when we talk about love Where I'm calling from Where water comes together with other water Will you please be quiet, please? -- Pt. IV: Recovery. Celebrated and homeless Yakima Valley Pt. I: Beginnings. Raymond Junior
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.
9780743262453 (alk. paper)
Authors, American
PS 3553.A7894 / .Sk43 2009
Raymond Carver : a writer's life / Carol Sklenicka. - xi, 578 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
A friend in New York -- Pt. III: Success and discontent. A story in Esquire A new path to the waterfall -- Epilogue. A story of he and she Astounding and amazing times Beginning, again Cigarettes, beer, jazz Crazy in love Drowning Fires -- Pt. V: Triumph. Cathedral Furious years Luck Reading Mark Twain in Tel Aviv Separation Sobriety The Athens of the Midwest -- Pt. II: Search. Grinding and sharpening The illusion of freedom The sixties end Ultramarine Vocation Were those actual miles? What we talk about when we talk about love Where I'm calling from Where water comes together with other water Will you please be quiet, please? -- Pt. IV: Recovery. Celebrated and homeless Yakima Valley Pt. I: Beginnings. Raymond Junior
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.
9780743262453 (alk. paper)
Authors, American
PS 3553.A7894 / .Sk43 2009
