- Paperback: 288 pages
- Publisher: University Press of Mississippi (October 1990)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0878054499
- ISBN-13: 978-0878054497
- Product Dimensions: 23 x 15.7 x 1.8 cm
- Shipping Weight: 440 g
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #1,289,684 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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This collection of Raymond Carver¿s interviews reveals him to have been perhaps the premier short-story writer of his generation, a lyric-narrative poet of singular resonance, and a staunch proponent of realistic fiction in the wake of postmodern formalism. The twenty-five conversations gathered here, several available in English for the first time, include craft interviews, biographical portraits, self-analyses, and wide-ranging reflections on the current literary scene. Carver discusses his changing views of his widely influential fiction collections What We Talk About When We Talk About Love (1981), Cathedral (1983), and Where I¿m Calling From (1988). Carver explains how at the height of his fame as a fiction writer he turned to poetry, producing three prize-winning books in as many years. Finally, in the closing months of his life, he talks about the coming of his last triumphant stories, the ones that secured his reputation.
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If you're a fan of Ray, pony up and Pay for this book, April 2 2006
By Kid Judas - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Conversations with Raymond Carver (Paperback)
I've been a fan of Ray Carver for many years and ordered this book on a whim. I am very glad I did. This book is chock full of interviews with Ray about his writing at various points in his career. It's obvious he liked doing interviews and his answers are always very thoughtful; some are donwright inspiring if you're a writer. The book is a good look in the life and mind of one of America's best short story writers in the last 50 years.
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Listen to Ray tick. Tick, Ray, tick, Oct 25 2011
By J. Williams "Possum Willie" - Published on Amazon.com
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If you like Carver and I do, then this insight into the man is invaluable. Included are bio snippets as well as his thoughts on his art. Enough said. If Ray Carver moves you, you need this.
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