Carver, Raymond - Introduction

Raymond Carver 1938–

American short story writer and poet.

Carver's portrayal of the stark existentialism of everyday life may signal a new literary trend toward a reappraisal of traditional realism. The characters of his stories are ordinary people who are victims of their inability to communicate and live in a dehumanizing, hostile society.

(See also Contemporary Authors, Vols. 33-36, rev. ed.)