Fires: Essays * Poems * Stories.
by Carver, Raymond
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
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- Seller
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Langley, Washington, United States
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About This Item
London:: Harvill/Collins,, 1985.. First Printing of the First UK Edition. A Fine tight copy in a Fine dust jacket. This edition is the only hardcover edition of this title. Raymond Carver's "Fires" is a quick introduction to the author who personifies literary minimalism. In this slim volume, the reader is treated to essays and poems, as well as Carver's trademark: taut short stories that, in remarkably few words, paint a vivid tableau of so much of American life. Carver's subjects are ones that other writers shy away from: working-class stiffs and the mundane lives they lead. But Carver's magic lies in his ability to fascinate the reader with seemingly unfascinating topics. The characters' souls are bared, the torment of their lives is revealed, the desperation of their economic situations is rendered so masterfully, and in so little space, that the reader marvels at how Carver manages to accomplish the feat. For students of the writer's trade, Carver offers a valuable lesson in how to use minimal syllables for maximum impact. This volume features seven short stories, fifty poems, and four essays.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Gregor Rare Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 28180
- Title
- Fires: Essays * Poems * Stories.
- Author
- Carver, Raymond
- Book Condition
- Used
- Edition
- First Printing of the First UK Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Harvill/Collins,
- Place of Publication
- London:
- Date Published
- 1985.
- Keywords
- Literature
- Bookseller catalogs
- LITERATURE POETRY;
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Gregor Rare Books
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Gregor Rare Books
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Langley, Washington
About Gregor Rare Books
Gregor Rare Books is an open shop in the beautiful waterfront village of Langley, WA on Whidbey Island. We offer a fine selection of Distinctive Literature in the First Edition. Our shop hours are Wednesday through Sunday 10 am to 5 pm pst.
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