Will you please be quiet, please? : the stories of Raymond Carver

With this, his first collection of stories, Raymond Carver breathed new life into the American short story. Carver shows us the humour and tragedy that dwell in the hearts of ordinary people and won a readership that grew with every subsequent brilliant collection of stories, poems and essays that appeared in the last eleven years of his life. "One of the great short story writers of our time - of any time." - The Philadelphia Inquirer "The whole collection is a knockout. Few writers can match Raymond Carver's entwining style and language." - The Dallas Morning NewsHis stories are the classics of our time. "[Carver's stories] can ... be counted among the masterpieces of American Literature" (The New York Times Book Review).

With this, his first collection of stories, Raymond Carver breathed new life into the American short story. Carver shows us the humor and tragedy that dwell in the hearts of ordinary people; his stories are the classics of our time.

With this, his first collection of stories, Raymond Carver breathed new life into the American short story and instantly became both the recognized master of the form and one of our best-loved and most widely read fiction writers. His stories can "be counted among the masterpieces of American fiction."--The New York Times Book Review.

The first collection of stories from “one of the great short story writers of our time” (The Philadelphia Inquirer) breathed new life into the American short story, showing us the humor and tragedy that dwell in the hearts of ordinary people.'[Carver's stories] can... be counted among the masterpieces of American Literature.'—The New York Times Book Review'One of the great short story writers of our time—of any time.'—The Philadelhpia Inquirer'The whole collection is a knock out. Few writers can match Raymond Carver's entwining style and language.'—The Dallas Morning News A collection of short short stories about dirt farmers, salesmen, assembly-line workers, unemployed and bankrupt