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Sklenicka, Carol, 1948-
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Carver, Raymond, 1938-1988.
Authors, American -- 20th century -- Biography.
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Sklenicka, Carol, 1948-
Carver, Raymond, 1938-1988.
Authors, American -- 20th century -- Biography.
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Raymond
Carver
: a writer's life / Carol Sklenicka.
by
Sklenicka, Carol, 1948-
Scribner, 2009.
Call #:
921 C331s
Subjects
Carver
,
Raymond
,
1938-1988
.
Authors, American -- 20th century -- Biography.
ISBN:
9780743262453 (alk. paper)
9780743262460 (trade paper : alk. paper)
Edition:
1st Scribner hardcover ed.
Description:
xi, 578 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. ; 24 cm.
Bibliography:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
Pt. I: Beginnings.
Raymond
Junior ; Yakima Valley ; Vocation ; Cigarettes, beer, jazz ; Crazy in love ; Furious years ; A story of he and she ; The Athens of the Midwest -- Pt. II: Search. Grinding and sharpening ; Were those actual miles? ; Luck ; Reading Mark Twain in Tel Aviv ; The sixties end ; A friend in New York -- Pt. III: Success and discontent. A story in Esquire ; The illusion of freedom ; Astounding and amazing times ; Drowning ; Will you please be quiet, please? -- Pt. IV: Recovery. Celebrated and homeless ; Sobriety ; Separation ; Beginning, again ; What we talk about when we talk about love ; Fires -- Pt. V: Triumph. Cathedral ; Where water comes together with other water ; Ultramarine ; Where I'm calling from ; A new path to the waterfall -- Epilogue.
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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