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Raymond Carver : a writer's life / Carol Sklenicka.

By: Material type: TextTextNew York : Scribner, 2009Description: xi, 578 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations 24 cmContent type:
  • text
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780743262453 (alk. paper)
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • PS 3553.A7894 .Sk43 2009
Contents:
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
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.
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American Learning Resource American Learning Resource Aklatang Emilio Aguinaldo-Information Resource Center PS 3553.A7894 .Sk43 2009 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 9ALRC201101007

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.

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