Raymond Carver
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After I got fired from The New Yorker and my wife dumped me, I retreated to Syracuse to study with Raymond Carver
Han has always said that he admires non-Chinese writers, such as Raymond Carver, Franz Kafka, Haruki Murakami and Orhan Pamuk. But ultimately I think he's got a voice all of his own.
When I wrote my first album, Walt Whitman was the biggest influence. 'Hymn 35' 'is the palest imitation of 'Leaves of Grass' in recorded history! ... But part of being young is wearing your influences on your sleeve, and I wouldn't change a thing about it if I could. The biggest influence on the latest album is probably Raymond Carver. The remarkable thing about his writing is when you return to a piece of his that you read long ago and realize just how much of your own detail was placed in the gaps.More quotes »
Around the web
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The Optimist
Good evening, Mr. and Mrs. America and all the ships at sea! I’m an Optimist, and if I’m here and you’re here, not only is it OUR time, but also time once again for that big, fat fanfaronade that we like to call NEWS … AROUND … THE … LEAGUE. Friends, we’ from NBA.com Read more »
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Friday Morning LitLinks
…and I was lucky enough to receive an advance copy of it and weighed in with my opinion a few days ago. (Because I Love To Hear Myself Type) NPR puts up a must-read-this-summer list of their own, culled from Indie booksellers’ recommendations. (NPR) “On from Author Scoop Read more »
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100 years of John Cheever: A self-styled ‘spy’ among the American middle class
On 27 May it will be 100 years since John Cheever, the self styled ‘spy’ among the American middle class, was born in the suburb of Wollaston, Massachusetts, America. Cheever, who died from cancer in 1982, was often labelled ‘the Chekov of the suburbs’, from On Line Opinion Read more »
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Short Story Month: From Selected Stories by Andre Dubus
“Dubus’s characters resemble those of Raymond Carver . . . but the stories stand alone in their idiosyncratic spiritual cast, occasionally religious, more often expressive of devotion to the people he lives among,” says The New York Times Book Review. Jo from William H. Davidow Read more »
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Neighbours
- The short story “Neighbors” by Raymond Carver has a plot that follows the exploits of Bill and Arlene Miller who are left to take care of the Stone’s apartment. - The plot is chronological and despite a few memories of the characters. - The action begi from OpPapers.com Read more »
