Raymond Carver

Raymond Carver
Raymond Carver
	Carver c. 1988
Born	Raymond Clevie Carver, Jr.; May 25, 1938; Clatskanie, Oregon, U.S.
Died	August 2, 1988 (aged 50); Port Angeles, Washington, U.S.
Occupation	Writer
Education	California State University, Chico; California State Polytechnic University, Humboldt (BA); University of Iowa
Period	1958–1988
Genre	Short story, poetry
Literary movement	Minimalism, dirty realism
Spouse	; Maryann Burk (m. 1957; div. 1982) ; Tess Gallagher (m. 1988)

Raymond Clevie Carver Jr. (May 25, 1938 – August 2, 1988) was an American short story writer and poet. He published his first collection of stories, Will You Please Be Quiet, Please?, in 1976. His breakout collection, What We Talk About When We Talk About Love (1981), received immediate acclaim and established Carver as an important figure in the literary world.^[1] It was followed by Cathedral (1983), which Carver considered his watershed and is widely regarded as his masterpiece.^[2] The definitive collection of his stories, Where I'm Calling From, was published shortly before his death in 1988. In their 1989 nomination of Carver for the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, the jury concluded, "The revival in recent years of the short story is attributable in great measure to Carver's mastery of the form."^[3]

^ Gale, C.L. A Study Guide for Raymond Carver's "What We Talk About When We Talk About Love". Short Stories for Students. Gale, Cengage Learning. p. 4. ISBN 978-1-4103-4343-7. Retrieved November 3, 2023.
^ Churchwell, Sarah (23 October 2009). "The final cut". The Guardian. Retrieved 3 November 2023.
^ Fischer, H.D.; Fischer, E.J. (2012). Chronicle of the Pulitzer Prizes for Fiction: Discussions, Decisions and Documents. De Gruyter. p. 384. ISBN 978-3-11-097330-3. Retrieved November 3, 2023.

[Gale_p._4-1] Gale, C.L. A Study Guide for Raymond Carver's "What We Talk About When We Talk About Love". Short Stories for Students. Gale, Cengage Learning. p. 4. ISBN 978-1-4103-4343-7. Retrieved November 3, 2023.

[2] Churchwell, Sarah (23 October 2009). "The final cut". The Guardian. Retrieved 3 November 2023.

[3] Fischer, H.D.; Fischer, E.J. (2012). Chronicle of the Pulitzer Prizes for Fiction: Discussions, Decisions and Documents. De Gruyter. p. 384. ISBN 978-3-11-097330-3. Retrieved November 3, 2023.

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Raymond Carver
Carver c. 1988
Born	Raymond Clevie Carver, Jr. (1938-05-25)May 25, 1938 Clatskanie, Oregon, U.S.
Died	August 2, 1988(1988-08-02) (aged 50) Port Angeles, Washington, U.S.
Occupation	Writer
Education	California State University, Chico California State Polytechnic University, Humboldt (BA) University of Iowa
Period	1958–1988
Genre	Short story, poetry
Literary movement	Minimalism, dirty realism
Spouse	Maryann Burk (m. 1957; div. 1982) Tess Gallagher (m. 1988)