| Raymond Carver (1938–1988)Includes the names: Ray Carver, Raymon Carver, Ramond Carver, Raymond Carver, REJMOND KARVER, CARNER RAYMOND, ed. Raymond Carver, Raymond Carver editor, Editor: Raymond C. Carver, Raymond Clevie Carver, Jr. ... (see complete list), Rejmond Karver (Raymond Carver), Raymond; Intro. By Tess Gallagher Carver, Tess Pro Raymond; Introduction by Gallgher Carver, Bob Raymond] Adelman [Carver, production / Carver | 16,742 (29,204) | 390 | 1,150 |  (4.06) | 193 | 0 | Born in 1938 in an Oregon logging town, Raymond Carver grew up in Yakima, From California he went to Iowa to attend the Iowa Writers Workshop. Soon, however, he returned to California, where he worked at a number of unskilled jobs before obtaining a teaching position. Widely acclaimed as the most important short story writer of his generation, Carver writes about the kind of lower-middle-class people whom he knew growing up. His characters are waitresses, mechanics, postmen, high school teachers, factory workers, door-to-door salesmen who lead drab lives because of limited funds. Critics have said that may have the most distinctive vision of the working class. Nominated posthumously for both a National Book Critics Circle Award (1988) and a Pulitzer Prize (1989) for Where I'm Calling From: New and Selected Stories (1988), Carver is one of a handful of writers credited with reviving the short story form. Some have put Carver in the tradition of Ernest Hemingway and Stephen Crane. Carver's stories tend to be brief, with enigmatic endings, although never erupting. Violence is often just below the surface. An air of quiet desperation pervades his stories, as Carver explores the collapse of human relationships in bleak circumstances. In later works, Carver strikes a note of redemption, unheard at the beginning of his career. But for readers who are not attuned to Carver's voice of resignation, these moments may sound sentimental and unconvincing. Carver died of lung cancer in 1988. (Bowker Author Biography) — biography from What We Talk about When We Talk about Love … (more) |
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Raymond Carver has 3 past events. (show)  Texts in the City: Will You Please Be Quiet, Please? Texts in the City: Will You Please Be Quiet, Please? The Wheeler Centre, 4:30PM - 5:15PM, Tuesday 19 February 2013 Studying a book or film can be a short-cut to consigning it to boredom. But our Texts in the City series – a gift to students, their teachers and lifelong learners – brings the VCE English and Literature lists to life.
Each week, our hosts – authors Lili Wilkinson and Tony Birch – will interview experts intimately familiar with the texts, unearthing those hidden gems that could help your essay shine.
This week, join Tony Birch and Josephine Rowe for a look at Raymond Carver’s 1976 short-story collection, Will You Please Be Quiet, Please?.
Presenters
Tony Birch
Tony Birch is the author of the acclaimed novel, Blood (UQP 2011), shortlisted for this year’s Miles Franklin Award. He has also published widely as a short fiction writer.
Josephine Rowe
Josephine Rowe was born in 1984 and lives in Melbourne’s inner-west with her husband and cat. Her new short story collection, Tarcutta Wake, is published by UQP. (rodneyvc)… (more) TESS GALLAGHER & CALEB BARBER, A READING CELEBRATING THE WORK OF RAYMOND CARVER Join poets Tess Gallagher and Caleb Barber for a reading of some of the collected work of the late poet Raymond Carver. Raymond Carver was one of the great American writers and poets of the late twentieth century. His major collections include What We Talk about When We Talk about Love; Cathedral; and Elephant. He passed away in 1988. Tess Gallagher is the author of eight volumes of poetry, including Dear Ghosts, Moon Crossing Bridge, and My Black Horse. Graywolf published her collection of new and selected poems entitled Midnight Lantern in September 2011. She is a co-translator of Romanian poet Liliana Ursu's A Path To The Sea, published in September 2011 by Pleasure Boat Studio. Gallagher is also the author of Amplitude, Soul Barnacles: Ten More Years with Ray, A Concert of Tenses: Essays on Poetry, and three collections of short fiction: At the Owl Woman Saloon, The Lover of Horses and Other Stories, and The Man from Kinvara: Selected Stories. She also spearheaded the publication of Raymond Carver's complete collection of his stories. She spends time in a cottage on Lough Arrow in Co. Sligo in the West of Ireland and also lives and writes in her hometown of Port Angeles, Washington. Bellingham poet, Caleb Barber, earned an English/Creative Writing BA from WWU, and an MFA in poetry from the Northwest Institute of Literary Arts. He currently works days at an aerospace machine shop. He has been widely published in literary magazines, most notably with a feature in Poet Lore. He also has a poem in Best American Poetry 2009. He is the author of the poetry book, Beasts & Violins. Location: Street: 1200 11th St City: Bellingham, Province: Washington Postal Code: 98225-7015 Country: United States (added from IndieBound)… (more) Short Story Live! FIVE BY CarverRaymond Carver was one of the most influential writers of the American short story in the second half of the 20th century. Join us for a reading of five stories from Where I'm Calling from, the last story collection published during Carver's life, reflecting his development as a writer from 1963 until his death in 1988. About the Readers Bob Graziano is a native of the Bronx who considers himself an adopted son of Texas. His studies in speech communication and oral interpretation have given him a fond appreciation of the spoken word. He is a volunteer reader for Sight Into Sound radio and teaches reading and conversation classes to international students at Houston Community College.
Ted Pfister first became active in Houston Theater in 1989 and has performed in several Houston venues over the years, including Main Street Theater and Country Playhouse. He has been a volunteer reader at Sight into Sound (formerly Taping for the Blind) since 1980 and is a Lifetime Board Member. A retired Lawyer, Ted has B.A. and J.D. Degrees from Loyola University in New Orleans. In addition, he paints watercolors and tells Cajun stories.
Location: Street: 2421 Bissonnet St City: Houston, Province: Texas Postal Code: 77005-1451 Country: United States (added from IndieBound)… (more)
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