Raymond Carver Libros

En 1990 Robert Altman leyó los relatos de Carver y tuvo claro que allí había una película. Para realizarla, el ci- neasta «dialogó» con el escritor, combinó sus textos, movió personajes de una historia a otra y, a su manera, compuso una suerte de memorable «gran novela americana» filmada. Estos son los relatos que inspiraron la película.

Aquí están la atmósfera y los personajes de un autor que dominó indiscutiblemente el panorama literario norteamericano de los años ochenta del siglo XX. Parejas que se despedazan, compañeros que parten desesperadamente a la aventura, hijos que intentan comunicarse con sus padres, un universo injusto, violento, tenso, a veces irrisorio.

Raymond Carver's writing delves into the lives of individuals facing poverty and deprivation, marked by a haunting minimalism and subtle violence. His earlier works exemplify "dirty realism," characterized by their starkness and ambiguity. However, in later collections like Cathedral, Carver showcases a broader emotional range, revealing deeper connections with his characters and adopting a more expansive narrative style reminiscent of Chekhov. This evolution highlights his ability to blend detachment with empathy, enriching the landscape of American fiction.

Will You Please Be Quiet, Please? What We Talk About When We Talk About Love. Cathedral

The final story collection from “one of the great short story writers of our time” (The Philadelphia Inquirer) features classic stories from Cathedral, What We Talk About When We Talk About Love, and earlier volumes. • “Among the masterpieces of American fiction." —The New York Times Book Review By the time of his early death in 1988, Raymond Carver had established himself as one of the great practitioners of the American short story, a writer who had not only found his own voice but imprinted it in the imaginations of thousands of readers. Where I’m Calling From, his last collection, includes seven new works previously unpublished in book form. Together, these 37 stories give us a superb overview of Carver’s life work and show us why he was so widely imitated but never equaled.

Among the 110 contributors: Raymond Carver, Amiri Baraka, Jean Thompson, Charles Bukowski, Isabella Gardner, Ted Kooser, Robert Bly, Robert Creeley . . . Selections made from nominations by the editors of independent noncommercial presses and magazines, spanning the period from 1965 to 1977. Editor's Choice II: Fiction, Poetry & Art from the U.S. Small Press covers 1978 to 1983. Editor's Choice III covers 1984 to 1990.

This prodigiously rich collection of poems suggests that Raymond Carver was not only America’s finest writer of short fiction, but also one of its most large-hearted and affecting poets. Like Carver’s stories, the more than 300 poems in All of Us are marked by a keen attention to the physical world; an uncanny ability to compress vast feeling into discreet moments; a voice of conversational intimacy, and an unstinting sympathy. This complete edition brings together all the poems of Carver’s five previous books, from Fires to the posthumously published No Heroics, Please.  It also contains bibliographical and textual notes on individual poems; a chronology of Carver’s life and work; and a moving introduction by Carver’s widow, the poet Tess Gallagher.

A collection of short short stories about dirt farmers, salesmen, assembly-line workers, unemployed and bankrupt.