What We Talk About When We Talk About Love
by Raymond Carver
Buy on AmazonWhat We Talk About When We Talk About Love is a 1981 collection of short stories by American writer Raymond Carver, as well as the title of one of the stories in the collection. Considered by many to be one of American literature's most ambitious short-story collections, it was this collection that turned Raymond Carver into a household name in the publishing industry.
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"I remember being floored by the first Raymond Carver collection I read: “What We Talk About When We Talk About Love.” His short, simple sentences and familiar-seeming characters made writing look, if not exactly easy, then at least possible."
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