"A dozen stories that overflow with the danger, excitement, mystery and possibility of life. . . . Carver is a writer of astonishing compassion and honesty. . . . His eye set only on describing and revealing the world as he sees it. His eye is so clear, it almost breaks your heart." —Jonathan Yardley, Washington Post Book World

"Cathedral contains astonishing achievements, which bespeaks a writer expanding his range of intentions." —The Boston Globe

Stories included: 
"Feathers" 
"Chef's House" 
"Preservation" 
"The Compartment" 
"A Small, Good Thing" 
"Vitamins" 
"Careful" 
"Where I'm Calling From" 
"The Train" 
"Fever" 
"The Bridle" 
"Cathedr
Feathers
Chef's House
Preservation
The Compartment
A Small, Good Thing
Vitamins
Careful
Where I'm Calling From
The Train
Fever
The Bridle
Cathedral
Raymond Carver was born in Clatskanie, Oregon, in 1938. His first collection of stories, Will You Please Be Quiet, Please (a National Book Award nominee in 1977), was followed by What We Talk About When We Talk About Love, Cathedral (nominated for the Pulitzer Prize in 1984), and Where I'm Calling From 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 A New Path to the Waterfall. View titles by Raymond Carver

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"A dozen stories that overflow with the danger, excitement, mystery and possibility of life. . . . Carver is a writer of astonishing compassion and honesty. . . . His eye set only on describing and revealing the world as he sees it. His eye is so clear, it almost breaks your heart." —Jonathan Yardley, Washington Post Book World

"Cathedral contains astonishing achievements, which bespeaks a writer expanding his range of intentions." —The Boston Globe

Stories included: 
"Feathers" 
"Chef's House" 
"Preservation" 
"The Compartment" 
"A Small, Good Thing" 
"Vitamins" 
"Careful" 
"Where I'm Calling From" 
"The Train" 
"Fever" 
"The Bridle" 
"Cathedr

Table of Contents

Feathers
Chef's House
Preservation
The Compartment
A Small, Good Thing
Vitamins
Careful
Where I'm Calling From
The Train
Fever
The Bridle
Cathedral

Author

Raymond Carver was born in Clatskanie, Oregon, in 1938. His first collection of stories, Will You Please Be Quiet, Please (a National Book Award nominee in 1977), was followed by What We Talk About When We Talk About Love, Cathedral (nominated for the Pulitzer Prize in 1984), and Where I'm Calling From 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 A New Path to the Waterfall. View titles by Raymond Carver

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