Books : Carver Country: The World of Raymond Carver
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by: Raymond Carver, Bob Adelman
Binding: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN: 9780684191669
ISBN: 0684191660
Label: Scribner
Manufacturer: Scribner
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 159
Publication Date: 1990-11
Publisher: Scribner
Sales Rank: 1381303
Studio: Scribner
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Rating: - Compelling. Each photo tells a story. Grade: A+
_Carver Country_ is a fascinating look at Raymond Carver's personal life. Warning: one feels like a snoop reading through this book. There are photos of Ray's desk, complete with ashtray and paperweights; his childhood home; various landmarks in and around Yakima, WA and Arcata, CA; and portraits of Ray's family and friends. These last are especially powerful. But aside from the photos, there are words - unpublished letters written by Ray, an excerpt from a 1983 interview for _Poetry_ magazine ... Read More
Rating: - This book is very moving
Carver was a wonderful, wonderful writer. It's great to see his house, his study, his wife and friends photographed so beautifully. It's great to read his stories, his poems, more than 10 years after his death and to find them as powerful as ever. This book is very moving.
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