{"product_id":"call-if-you-need-me-the-uncollected-fiction-and-other-prose-9780375726286","title":"Call If You Need Me: The Uncollected Fiction and Other Prose","description":"\u003ch2\u003eRaymond Carver's Complete Uncollected Fiction and Prose\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eCall If You Need Me\u003c\/i\u003e presents the complete uncollected fiction and nonfiction from Raymond Carver, one of the most influential American short story writers of the 20th century. This essential collection includes five posthumously discovered \"last\" stories, published here in book form for the first time, offering readers a final glimpse into Carver's mature writing period.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eWhat's Inside This Collection\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis comprehensive volume brings together all prose previously collected in \u003ci\u003eNo Heroics, Please\u003c\/i\u003e, four essays from \u003ci\u003eFires\u003c\/i\u003e, and those five remarkable stories that span Carver's mature writing career. Each piece demonstrates the minimalist style and profound emotional depth that made Carver a cornerstone of contemporary American literature.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe five posthumously discovered stories represent Carver's final creative period, written during the height of his literary powers. These works have never before appeared in book form, making this collection indispensable for serious readers, MFA students, and anyone studying 20th century American fiction.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eAbout Raymond Carver\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eRaymond Carver was born in Clatskanie, Oregon, in 1938. His first collection, \u003ci\u003eWill You Please Be Quiet, Please\u003c\/i\u003e, received a National Book Award nomination in 1977. He followed with \u003ci\u003eWhat We Talk About When We Talk About Love\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eCathedral\u003c\/i\u003e, which earned a Pulitzer Prize nomination in 1984. \u003ci\u003eWhere I'm Calling From\u003c\/i\u003e appeared in 1988, the same year he was inducted into the American Academy of Arts and Letters. Carver died August 2, 1988, shortly after completing the poems of \u003ci\u003eA New Path to the Waterfall\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eWhy This Collection Matters\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFor writers, students, and literary enthusiasts, \u003ci\u003eCall If You Need Me\u003c\/i\u003e offers insight into Carver's complete body of work. The uncollected pieces reveal his evolution as a writer and provide context for understanding his influence on contemporary American short fiction. The pure pleasure of Carver's prose is evident throughout, from his earliest uncollected work to those final stories that complete his literary legacy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003ePublished by Vintage Contemporaries under the Knopf Publishing Group, this paperback edition makes Carver's complete uncollected work accessible to new generations of readers and remains a staple on MFA reading lists across the country.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Knopf Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50680561664274,"sku":"9780375726286","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_457852ff-3a7f-4911-a24a-9bcbdae0a10c.jpg?v=1734922801","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/call-if-you-need-me-the-uncollected-fiction-and-other-prose-9780375726286","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}