The  stories of Raymond Carver
Subtitle: a critical study
By: Kirk Nesset.
Publisher: Ohio University Press; Ohio Univ Pr
Published: 1995
Place of publication: Athens
Language: eng
Number of pages: 131
Subjects: Carver, Raymond -- Criticism and interpretation.; Experimental fiction, American -- History and criticism.; Postmodernism (Literature) -- United States.; Realism in literature.; Short story.
Description: Raymond Carver, known in some circles as the "godfather of minimalism," has been credited by many as the rejuvenator of the once-dying American short story. Drawing on representative tales from each of Carver's major volumes of fiction, Nesset's critical exploration leads us deep into the heart of Carver country, an eerie post-industrial world of low-rent survivors.

In this comprehensive study of Carver, Nesset discusses the relationship of minimalism and postmodern trends and the rise of new realism. By locating Carver in the gallery of American letters, Nesset shows him to be at once more simple and more complex than we might have believed, skillfully laying the groundwork for Carver studies to come.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [115]-125) and index.
Table of contents: title: "This Word Love" : sexual politics and silence in Will you Please be Quiet, Please -- Less is more: the power of style in What we Talk About When we Talk About Love -- Insularity and self-enlightenment in Cathedral -- "Things Clearly Within my Power" : communication and control in the last stories.