Where I'm Calling from

Physical description; xiv, 430 p. ; 24 cm. Notes; "The stories in this collection are arranged, generally, in the order of their being written. A number of them were revised by the author for the Atlantic Monthly Press edition of 1988 and in a few cases titles were changed." -- p. [viii] Originally published: London : Harvill, 1993. Summary; Carver's stories are full of wry humour and sharp observations. For the most part they are fairly bleak as he depicts the underbelly of American society with an accuracy which is memorable and profoundly moving. The stories are selected from the full range of the author's work, and include all seven stories from his last collection, Elephant. Subjects; American literature - 20th century. Short stories, English - 20th century. Modern fiction ; Collections & anthologies of various literary forms ; Short stories. FICTION / General. LITERARY COLLECTIONS / General. FICTION / Short Stories (single author). Genre; Short story.