Where I'm Calling From

Synopsis

shortly before his death, this was Carver's fourth collection of short fiction. It was nominated for both a Pulitzer Prize and a National Book Critics Circle Award

Publisher's Note

A major collection of Carvers short stories, including seven new stories written shortly before the author's death in 1988.

A unique collection by an extraordinary writer, this collection of...

Synopsis

shortly before his death, this was Carver's fourth collection of short fiction. It was nominated for both a Pulitzer Prize and a National Book Critics Circle Award

Publisher's Note

A major collection of Carvers short stories, including seven new stories written shortly before the author's death in 1988.

A unique collection by an extraordinary writer, this collection of Carver's best spans his literary career and includes seven new works. Since his untimely death in August of 1988, Raymond Carver's popularity has increased dramatically.

雷蒙德∙卡佛（1938-1988），美国当代著名短篇小说家、诗人。被称为“美国二十世纪下半叶最重要的小说家”和小说界“简约主义”的大师，是“继海明威之后美国最具影响力的短篇小说作家”。《伦敦时报》在他去世后称他为“美国的契诃夫”。他被认为是美国八十年代后短篇小说复兴的最大功臣。

卡佛19岁高中毕业后，即娶妻养家，艰难谋生。人生的前半部分，在失业、酗酒、破产中度过，妻离子散，只能在贫困潦倒中坚持写作。

70年代后卡佛的写作成就渐受瞩目，1979年获古根海姆奖金，并两次获国家艺术基金奖金；1983年获米尔德瑞──哈洛斯特劳斯终生成就奖；1985年获《诗歌》杂志莱文森奖；1988年被提名为美国艺术文学院院士，并获哈特弗大学荣誉文学博士学位，同时获布兰德斯小说奖。