American Decades
"Cathedral"
Short story
By: Raymond Carver
Date: 1983
Source: Carver, Raymond. "Cathedral." In Cathedral: Stories New York: Knopf, 1983, 209–212.
About the Author: Raymond Carver (1938–1988), was born in Clatskanie, Oregon. He attended Humboldt State College (now California State University, Humboldt), receiving an A.B. degree in 1963, and the University of Iowa, receiving a M.F.A. degree in 1966. He was a short story writer. In addition, he wrote poetry and prose. Carver taught at Syracuse University before moving to the West Coast. His award-winning stories have been published in collections, magazines, and anthologies. Carver was married to writer Tess Gallagher. He was awarded the National Endowment for the Arts Discovery Award for poetry, 1970; the Levinson Prize for poetry, 1985; and the Creative Arts Award citation from Brandeis University, 1988.
Introduction
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1980's The Arts Primary Sources
- "A Conversation with Steven Spielberg"
- Crimes of the Heart
- "Cathedral"
- The House on Mango Street
- "God Bless the U.S.A."
- "We Are the World"
- Speed-the-Plow
- "When is a Painting Finished?"
- Fences
- Two Poems from Dream Work
- "Graceland"
- Ellen Foster
- Barbara Kruger's Statement of Multi-Media Art
- Women in the World of Art
- The Heidi Chronicles
- "Just Say Know: Interview with Keith Haring"
- Copyright Page
- Acknowledgments
