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Raymond Carver is best known for his four major collections of short stories. His first collection published by a major press, Will You Please Be Quiet, Please? (1976), comprised stories written over a period of fourteen years. The second, What We Talk About When We Talk About Love (1981), established his national reputation as a leading short story writer. The third, Cathedral (1984), is considered Carver’s masterpiece. The fourth, Where I’m Calling From: New and Selected Stories (1988), includes major...
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