by Raymond Carver · Editorial Anagrama S.A.U. · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788433928535
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Immerse yourself in the narrative universe of Raymond Carver with 'Cathedral', a collection of stories that explore the everyday and the unpredictable aspects of life. Carver's characters, ordinary men and women, face unexpected situations that reveal the complexity of human relationships and the fragility of existence. With a concise and laconic style, Carver invites us to reflect on the human condition through stories that oscillate between the mundane and the transcendental. This edition from Editorial Anagrama, translated by Benito Gómez Ibáñez, presents a careful selection of stories that confirm Carver as one of the masters of the contemporary short story.
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."
