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# Raymond Carver: Collected Stories (Loa #195): Will You Please Be Quiet, Please? / What We Talk about When We Talk about Love /Cathedral / Stories from ... / Other Stories (Library of America)

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Buy Raymond Carver: Collected Stories (Loa #195): Will You Please Be Quiet, Please? / What We Talk about When We Talk about Love /Cathedral / Stories from ... / Other Stories (Library of America) Definitive ed. by Carver, Raymond, Stull, William, Carroll, Maureen (ISBN: 9781598530469) from desertcart's Book Store. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.

Review: No short cuts here - the definitive Raymond Carver - I have to say that I was a little underwhelmed when I opened my package from desertcart - this hardback book is smaller than my paperback edition of Where I'm Calling From. In fact, I was convinced that the book couldn't possibly hold all of the material that the descpription promised - but it does. The book is small because of the paper used: it's a thinner, lightweight paper that, as the book states, meets the permanence criteria of the American National Standards Institute. It's beautifully bound too - this is a book that will last. And as for the stories themselves, well... perfection! As far as I'm aware, every short story Carver wrote is collected here, including the original versions of those collected in What We Talk About When We Talk About Love (published separately this year as Beginners) - the difference between the versions is quite remarkable. So that's 91 stories in total. There are also four essays, a chronology (essentially a mini-biography), notes on each story, and a chronological bibliography. So you actually get several books in one fantastic package. I just can't recommend Carver's writing or this collection enough - if I had to choose one book to last me for the rest of my life, it would be this one.
Review: For book lovers AND short story lovers. 100% must buy - If you love short stories you must have this collection. No one does it better than Carver. A beautiful edition to be loved and enjoyed.

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| Best Sellers Rank | 45,367 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) 740 in Poetry & Drama Criticism 1,390 in Short Stories (Books) 2,138 in Psychological Fiction (Books) |
| Customer reviews | 4.8 4.8 out of 5 stars (207) |
| Dimensions  | 13.11 x 3.23 x 20.75 cm |
| Edition  | Definitive ed. |
| ISBN-10  | 1598530461 |
| ISBN-13  | 978-1598530469 |
| Item weight  | 658 g |
| Language  | English |
| Print length  | 960 pages |
| Publication date  | 20 Aug. 2009 |
| Publisher  | Library of America |

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ No short cuts here - the definitive Raymond Carver
*by T***N on 28 August 2009*

I have to say that I was a little underwhelmed when I opened my package from Amazon - this hardback book is smaller than my paperback edition of Where I'm Calling From. In fact, I was convinced that the book couldn't possibly hold all of the material that the descpription promised - but it does. The book is small because of the paper used: it's a thinner, lightweight paper that, as the book states, meets the permanence criteria of the American National Standards Institute. It's beautifully bound too - this is a book that will last. And as for the stories themselves, well... perfection! As far as I'm aware, every short story Carver wrote is collected here, including the original versions of those collected in What We Talk About When We Talk About Love (published separately this year as Beginners) - the difference between the versions is quite remarkable. So that's 91 stories in total. There are also four essays, a chronology (essentially a mini-biography), notes on each story, and a chronological bibliography. So you actually get several books in one fantastic package. I just can't recommend Carver's writing or this collection enough - if I had to choose one book to last me for the rest of my life, it would be this one.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ For book lovers AND short story lovers. 100% must buy
*by S***R on 28 August 2015*

If you love short stories you must have this collection. No one does it better than Carver. A beautiful edition to be loved and enjoyed.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Master Carver
*by B***P on 15 August 2012*

I would rank Carver alongside Hemingway as a writer of 'modern' short fiction. Although his style seems to have been influenced by Hemingway, as were many of his contempories, Carver's writing is fuller, a touch more introspective, always with more behind the words than is contained within them. But there's poetry in there, too. Not just journalism. Few surprises and no twisting of the tail. His slices of lives do not need any.

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