I like it when there is some feeling of threat or sense of menace in short stories. I think a little menace is fine to have in a story. For one thing, it’s good for the circulation.
Books Short Cuts
- Author
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Raymond Carver
- Year
- 1993
- Publisher
- Vintage
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Carver’s people are like artists or inventors alone in knowing how their systems work. They lose track of what else they know. If it wasn’t in their design, it must be random. Carver sees both the destructive and creative results of their bad timing.
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…Altman and Carver do share one important characteristic: short attention spans.
Our Thoughts
Carver writes concise, beautifully constructed stories about everyday tragedies.
— Lily Power
A Farewell to Arms
Love Me
The Old Devils