A Small, Good Thing | Mark A.R. Facknitz
In the following essay, Facknitz explores the unexpected and redemptive understanding that comes upon the protagonists of Carver's "A Small, Good Thing," "The Calm," and "Cathedral."
Mark A.R. Facknitz
In the following essay, Facknitz explores the unexpected and redemptive understanding that comes upon the protagonists of Carver's "A Small, Good Thing," "The Calm," and "Cathedral."
Raymond Carver is as successful as a short story writer in America can be. The signs of his success are many: prestigious and ample grants, publication in the best literary quarterlies and national magazines, and, from all appearances, an unperturbed ability to write the kind of stories he wishes to write. By contrast, the causes of his success are ambiguous....
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