Carver CountryThe World Of Raymond Carver by Bob Adelman


Carver CountryThe World Of Raymond Carver
Title : Carver CountryThe World Of Raymond Carver
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ISBN : 0641577907
ISBN-10 : 9780641577901
Format Type : Hardcover
Number of Pages : 159
Publication : First published January 1, 1990

From the Publisher When Raymond Carver died in August of 1988, all too early at 50, he left behind a remarkable legacy - eleven books of short stories and poems - that clearly establishes him as one of the finest of American writers. Carver Country presents the stark but human reality of one man's world, a man who was generous in his spirit and in his gifts, and who rose above his beginnings - but Raymond Carver never left his native ground or gave up his love for its terrain and its people. Raymond Carver's gritty texts, including his poems, short stories and unpublished letters, combined with Bob Adelman's photographs of Carver's people and haunts, re-create the world of this major writer, bringing to life the bleak, blue-collar towns, people, and places that became the inspiration for much of his work. Includes 113 duotone photos.

Carver CountryThe World Of Raymond Carver Reviews

  • Brennan

    Coffee table Carver, that a friend might idly flip through while you go to get more coffee and cigarets. Like an overreaching kid's book, it needs more pictures and less words. Adelman's black & white photos are Carverian in their mix of bleakness, warmth, and humor. I could've done with more of his photography and less of Ray's accompanying prose/poetry.

    My favorite pictures are of Jerry Carriveau, the friend that inspired "Cathedral," and my favorite prose excerpt is Ray's letter to a recovering alcoholic who had reached out to him for advice. Ray channels all the warmth and generosity absent from his stories into his epistles.



  • M Flores

    as always, subtly incredible.

  • Richard

    Not really a book you read, so much as peruse to learn the roots of Carvers fiction. Excellent, touching, somewhat sad B & W photography befitting Rays world.

  • Claire

    Starkly beautiful.