num_pages: 221
description: "Fires" is the best introduction to the full range and humanity of Carver's writing. It contains four essays, including a moving memoir of his father's working life in the saw-mills of the Pacific Northwest, a tribute to his mentor John Gardner, and the title essay about the influences on his writing life; fifty poems, many of them not collected elsewhere; and, seven stories, including three from the early collection "Furious Seasons".
language: English
title: Fires: Essays, Poems, Stories
titlecomplete: Fires: Essays, Poems, Stories
genres: 20th Century, Literature, American, Classics, Literary Fiction, Essays, Fiction, Short Stories, Poetry, The United States Of America
ratings_count: 2963
publisher: Vintage