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Raymond Carver
AuthorBooks · Second hand1938-1988
Raymond Clevie Carver Jr. was an American short story writer and poet. He published his first collection of stories, Will You Please Be Quiet, Please?, in 1976. His breakout collection, What We Talk About When We Talk About Love (1981), received immediate acclaim and established Carver as an important figure in the literary world. It was followed by Cathedral (1983), which Carver considered his watershed and is widely regarded as his masterpiece. The definitive collection of his stories, Where I'm Calling From, was published shortly before his death in 1988. In their 1989 nomination of Carver for the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, the jury concluded, "The revival in recent years of the short story is attributable in great measure to Carver's mastery of the form."
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Birth
1938
Death
1988
First book
1958
Years writing
68
Raymond Carver was born in the small town of Clatskanie, United States, in 1938.
His collection Cathedral was considered by the author himself to be his watershed moment and his masterpiece.
Carver was a key figure in the revival of the short story during the 20th century.
In addition to being a storyteller, Carver excelled as a poet, screenwriter, and professor.
Shortly before his death in 1988, he published Where I'm Calling From, the definitive collection of his stories.