Books : Short Cuts: Selected Stories
|
|
In association with Amazon.com
|
by: Raymond Carver
List Price: $11.95Amazon.com's Price: $9.56 You Save: $2.39 (20%)Prices subject to change. Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN: 9780679748649
ISBN: 0679748644
Label: Vintage
Manufacturer: Vintage
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 157
Publication Date: September 14, 1993
Publisher: Vintage
Release Date: September 14, 1993
Sales Rank: 229508
Studio: Vintage
Related Items:
Editorial Review:
Product Description:
A movie tie-in edition to the brilliant new film by Robert Altman, based on these nine stories by Carver, 'one of the great short story writers of our time--of any time' (Philadelphia Inquirer).
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - American master of characterization
Short stories? Movie adaptation? Sounds like a terrible premise for a movie. And it sounds like an even worse premise for a book. However, I believe this to be a very good introduction to Carver's work. If you haven't read Carver, yet, I will tell you this: he is a master of characterization. He is a master of the things that matter when writing about ordinary and real human beings; he is a master of the d-e-t-a-i-l-s. The important ones, not the extraneous. While Carver's stories are full of details, ... Read More
Rating:  - A world of his own
Robert Altman in his introduction to this volume speaks about the element of chance in Carver's work, and how lives are drastically changed in the Carver world by some small incident which can set everything going in a new direction, often a disastrous one.
I feel very uncomfortable with the Carver world though I see what he is doing and recognize his power as a dramatic story- writer who keeps the reader reading to know what is going to happen next. Carver's characters are often people scrambling ... Read More
Rating: - One of the most exquisite collections of short stories you'll find
Carver portrays the banal, mundane, and unknown of life in his exquisite collection of short stories. It is the spouse who after twenty-five years of the same monotonous routine, breaks out and acts in ways that are inconsistent. Showing the psychological buildup of internal angst and tension is what Carver has mastered. He has a way exposing the hidden desire and passion that stem from the dark corners of the psyche. According to Joseph Campbell, many people are uncomfortable reading these types of stories. ... Read More
Rating: - Great introduction to a great writer...
In my opinion, Raymond Carver is among the top five short story writers of the twentieth century. His stories are bold, contemporary, and never boring. This compilation - used to make the Altman film - is a superb sampling of his work. Some of his best stories are here, such as "Will You Please Be Quiet, Please?," "So Much Water So Close to Home," and the heartbreaking, "A Small, Good Thing." "Tell the Women We're Going" is one of the most shocking short stories I've read recently. In his introduction, Robert ... Read More
Rating: - Edge of my seat
I was truly on the edge of my seat during these stories. They are beautifully written. I plan on re-reading these stories for years to come.
|
|
|
