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Short Cuts
Raymond Carver
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Description for Short Cuts
Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 133 x 15. Weight in Grams: 180.
'I look at all of Carver's work as just one story, for his stories are all occurences, all about things that just happen to people and cause their lives to take a turn... In formulating the mosaic of the film Short Cuts, which is based on these nine stories and a poem, 'Lemonade', I've tried to do the same thing- to give the audience one look... But it all began here. I was a reader turning these pages. Trying on these lives' - Robert Altman in his introduction.
'I look at all of Carver's work as just one story, for his stories are all occurences, all about things that just happen to people and cause their lives to take a turn... In formulating the mosaic of the film Short Cuts, which is based on these nine stories and a poem, 'Lemonade', I've tried to do the same thing- to give the audience one look... But it all began here. I was a reader turning these pages. Trying on these lives' - Robert Altman in his introduction.
Product Details
Publisher
Harvill Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Condition
New
Number of Pages
160
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781860460401
SKU
V9781860460401
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About Raymond Carver
Raymond Carver was born in Clatskanie, Oregon, in 1938. His first short stories appeared in Esquire during Gordon Lish's tenure as fiction editor in the 1970s. Carver's work began to reach a wider audience with the 1976 publication of Will You Please be Quiet, Please?, but it was not until the 1981 publication of What We Talk About When We ... Read more
Reviews for Short Cuts
Raymond Carver's stories can be counted amongst the masterpieces of American fiction
New York Times
The stories overflow with danger, excitement, mystery and the possibility of life... His eye is so clear it almost breaks your heart
Washington Post
One of America's most original, truest voices
Salman Rushdie Superb
Ian McEwan
New York Times
The stories overflow with danger, excitement, mystery and the possibility of life... His eye is so clear it almost breaks your heart
Washington Post
One of America's most original, truest voices
Salman Rushdie Superb
Ian McEwan