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'''Raymond Carver''' ([[May 25]], [[1938]] – [[August 2]], [[1988]]) was an [[United States|American]] [[short story]] writer and [[poet]]. |
'''Raymond Carver''' ([[May 25]], [[1938]] – [[August 2]], [[1988]]) was an [[United States|American]] [[short story]] writer and [[poet]]. |
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==Biography== |
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Carver was born in [[Clatskanie, Oregon]] and grew up in [[Yakima, Washington]]. For a time, Carver studied under the author [[John Gardner]] at [[Chico State College]] in [[Chico, California|Chico]], [[California]]. He published a number of [[short story|short stories]] over his lifetime that describe [[blue-collar]] life in a number of periodicals, including ''[[The New Yorker]]'' and ''[[Esquire_(magazine)|Esquire]]'', which were later collected into books. His stories have been |
Carver was born in [[Clatskanie, Oregon]] and grew up in [[Yakima, Washington]]. For a time, Carver studied under the author [[John Gardner]] at [[Chico State College]] in [[Chico, California|Chico]], [[California]]. He published a number of [[short story|short stories]] over his lifetime that describe [[blue-collar]] life in a number of periodicals, including ''[[The New Yorker]]'' and ''[[Esquire_(magazine)|Esquire]]'', which were later collected into books. His stories have been |
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included in some of the most competitive collections in the country: Best American Short Stories and O. Henry Prize Stories. |
included in some of the most competitive collections in the country: Best American Short Stories and O. Henry Prize Stories. |
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Carver's writings are often associated with [[minimalism]]. His editor at ''Esquire'', [[Gordon Lish]], was instrumental in shaping Carver's prose. For example, where Gardner had advised Carver to use 15 words instead of 25, Lish instructed Carver to use 5 in place of 15. During this time, Carver also submitted poetry to [[James Dickey]], then poetry editor of ''Esquire''. |
Carver's writings are often associated with [[minimalism]]. His editor at ''Esquire'', [[Gordon Lish]], was instrumental in shaping Carver's prose. For example, where Gardner had advised Carver to use 15 words instead of 25, Lish instructed Carver to use 5 in place of 15. During this time, Carver also submitted poetry to [[James Dickey]], then poetry editor of ''Esquire''. |
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Carver's short stories were the subject of films such as ''[[Short Cuts]]'' by [[Robert Altman]] and ''[[Everything Goes]]'' by [[Andrew Kotatko]]. |
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Carver died in [[Port Angeles, Washington|Port Angeles]], [[Washington]], from lung cancer, at the age of 50. |
Carver died in [[Port Angeles, Washington|Port Angeles]], [[Washington]], from lung cancer, at the age of 50. |
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''Call if you...'' is an updated version of ''No Heroics, Please''. NHP, published first, featured most of Mr. Carver's uncollected works (early fiction, essays, introductions to other books, etc) as well as uncollected poems. The republished version, ''Call if...'', alas eliminated the poetry but added five new stories, which Tess and a friend of hers found among Mr. Carver's papers. |
''Call if you...'' is an updated version of ''No Heroics, Please''. NHP, published first, featured most of Mr. Carver's uncollected works (early fiction, essays, introductions to other books, etc) as well as uncollected poems. The republished version, ''Call if...'', alas eliminated the poetry but added five new stories, which Tess and a friend of hers found among Mr. Carver's papers. |
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==Films== |
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Two movies have been adapted from Raymond Carver's writings. |
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* Shortcuts |
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Directed By Robert Altman |
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*Everything Goes |
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Directed By Andrew Kotatko |
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==External links== |
==External links== |
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Revision as of 05:52, 28 September 2005
Raymond Carver (May 25, 1938 – August 2, 1988) was an American short story writer and poet.
Biography
Carver was born in Clatskanie, Oregon and grew up in Yakima, Washington. For a time, Carver studied under the author John Gardner at Chico State College in Chico, California. He published a number of short stories over his lifetime that describe blue-collar life in a number of periodicals, including The New Yorker and Esquire, which were later collected into books. His stories have been included in some of the most competitive collections in the country: Best American Short Stories and O. Henry Prize Stories.
Carver's second wife was the poet Tess Gallagher. An alcoholic whose drinking manifested itself in his work, he was sober for the last ten years of his life. He was a close friend of Tobias Wolff and Richard Ford. In 1988, he was inducted into the American Academy of Arts and Letters.
Carver's writings are often associated with minimalism. His editor at Esquire, Gordon Lish, was instrumental in shaping Carver's prose. For example, where Gardner had advised Carver to use 15 words instead of 25, Lish instructed Carver to use 5 in place of 15. During this time, Carver also submitted poetry to James Dickey, then poetry editor of Esquire.
Carver died in Port Angeles, Washington, from lung cancer, at the age of 50.
Works
Fiction
- Will You Please Be Quiet, Please?
- What We Talk About When We Talk About Love
- Furious Seasons
- Cathedral
- Where I'm Calling From: New and Selected Stories
- Elephant
- Short Cuts
Poetry
- All of Us: The Collected Poems
- A New Path to the Waterfall
- Ultramarine
- Where Water Comes Together with Other Water
- At Night the Salmon Move
- Winter Insomnia
- Near Klamath
- So Much Water So Close To Home
Collected
- Fires
- No Heroics, Please
- Call if you Need Me
- Where I'm Calling From, ISBN 0679722319
Call if you... is an updated version of No Heroics, Please. NHP, published first, featured most of Mr. Carver's uncollected works (early fiction, essays, introductions to other books, etc) as well as uncollected poems. The republished version, Call if..., alas eliminated the poetry but added five new stories, which Tess and a friend of hers found among Mr. Carver's papers.
Films
Two movies have been adapted from Raymond Carver's writings.
- Shortcuts
Directed By Robert Altman
- Everything Goes
Directed By Andrew Kotatko