Product Description

When he died in August 1988, Raymond Carver had just published what were thought to be his last stories in the collection entitled Elephant and his own collection of stories, Where I'm Calling from. Five previously unpublished stories have recently been discovered, and this new volume brings together all of his uncollected fiction, including a fragment of an unfinished novel, five early stories, and all of his non-fiction prose. Three of these late-found stories are fine examples of Carver's late, open style, while two date from his middle period. The non-fiction prose includes all of his essays, together with occasional commentary on his own fiction and poetry, writings on the American short story, and reviews of work by his contemporaries, among them Donald Barthelme, Richard Brautigan, Jim Harrison, Thomas McGuane and Richard Ford. Also included is Carver's latest essay "Friendship", about a London reunion with Richard Ford and Tobias Wolff. Call If You Need Me takes us into Carver's workshop, and alongside All of Us: The Collected Poems and Where I'm Calling from: The Selected Stories completes the picture of one of the most original writers in the English language of his generation.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1375008 in Books
• Published on: 2000-01-01
• Original language: English
• Binding: Hardcover
• 299 pages

Review
"An unexpected gift from a dead author to his admirers" John Sutherland, Sunday Times; "Carver's technique was masterful and deft; but it is the characters - heroes, in their way - of his tales that make them great and lasting works" Erica Wagner, The Times; "Carver the writer is still the hero of this story, as this "last of the last" abundantly proves" Bharat Tandon, TLS; "In Call if You Need Me, generosity and fidelity to his characters shine from every page....In his style, Carver may have affinities with Hemingway, but his portrayal of relationships is deeper and more nuanced than anything the old bullfighter ever committed to print" Toby Mundy, New Statesman

About the Author
Raymond Carver was born in Oregon in 1938. He was the author of five collections of stories, four books of poems, and a book of essays, fiction and poetry. By the time of his death at the tragically early age of 49, he had been acknowledged by many as a master storyteller of his generation.

Customer Reviews

EXPECTING THE USUAL GENIUS
I'll admit it is difficult to write a review of a book that has not even been published yet, but hey, it IS Raymond Carver, so you and I both know that here again is the opportunity to feel the magic of his genius. He can affect and move your interior landscapes as only a few other authors who have that gift can do. Read everything he wrote. It'll be good for you.