num_pages: 181
description: With this, his first collection, Carver breathed new life into the short story. In the pared-down style that has since become his hallmark, Carver showed us how humour and tragedy dwelt in the hearts of ordinary people, and won a readership that grew with every subsequent brilliant collection of stories, poems and essays that appeared in the last eleven years of his life.
language: English
title: Will You Please Be Quiet, Please?
titlecomplete: Will You Please Be Quiet, Please?
genres: 20th Century, American, Short Stories, Americana, Literary Fiction, Literature, Classics, The United States Of America, Fiction, Contemporary
ratings_count: 17152
awards: awardedAt: 220953600000
name: National Book Award Finalist
category: Fiction
publisher: Vintage Random House