5/28/2023 0 Comments Fires by Raymond Carver![]() They still have that Carver quality, that tells us to look right, then sock us in the jaw from the left. For balance, I’ll admit the poems aren’t quite as strong as the rest. Two of the stories that were later significantly revised in What We Talk About When We. This level of praise may have made Carver himself uncomfortable (unless he was already a few drinks in). A wide-ranging collection by the extravagantly versatile Raymond Carver. I forget Carver’s writing the same way I forget my organs, or blood. Recently, re-reading Fires, a collection of his essays, poetry and stories, published after the breakdown of his first marriage, it occurred to me – I forget, because his writing is so essential, that it’s impossible to remember its existence as a separate thing, written by a hand, on paper, rather than a component of my own self. Raymond Carver Fires: Essays, Poems, Stories Audio CD Unabridged, Maby Raymond Carver (Author) 38 ratings See all formats and editions Kindle 12.99 Read with Our Free App Audiobook 0.00 Free with your Audible trial Hardcover from 97.14 6 Used from 97.14 1 Collectible from 120. It’s only later, when I glimpse his name on a spine on the shelf, searching for something else, that I guiltily recall. When asked about my favourite writers, I often forget him. Carver, in his raw brevity, cuts to the quick and reminds me with a shock every time why writing even matters. I generally dislike all that “favourite” malarkey, but then I open one of his collections, and am struck dumb. ![]()
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