{"product_id":"will-you-please-be-quiet-please-stories-9780679735694","title":"Will You Please Be Quiet, Please?: Stories","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe first collection of stories from \"one of the great short story writers of our time\" (\u003ci\u003eThe Philadelphia Inquirer\u003c\/i\u003e) breathed new life into the American short story, showing us the humor and tragedy that dwell in the hearts of ordinary people.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"[Carver's stories] can ... be counted among the masterpieces of American Literature.\" --\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"One of the great short story writers of our time--of any time.\" --\u003ci\u003eThe Philadelhpia Inquirer\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"The whole collection is a knock out. Few writers can match Raymond Carver's entwining style and language.\" --\u003ci\u003eThe Dallas Morning News\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRAYMOND CARVER was born in Clatskanie, Oregon, in 1938. His first collection of stories, \u003ci\u003eWill You Please Be Quiet, Please\u003c\/i\u003e (a National Book Award nominee in 1977), was followed by \u003ci\u003eWhat We Talk About When We Talk About Love, Cathedral\u003c\/i\u003e (nominated for the Pulitzer Prize in 1984), and \u003ci\u003eWhere I'm Calling From\u003c\/i\u003e in 1988, when he was inducted into the American Academy of Arts and Letters. He died August 2, 1988, shortly after completing the poems of \u003ci\u003eA New Path to the Waterfall.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Vintage","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50614332424466,"sku":"9780679735694","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_f2a62564-7eee-4c36-bfd1-ebcea14db7b4.jpg?v=1732439286","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/will-you-please-be-quiet-please-stories-9780679735694","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}