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Informationen zum Autor Raymond Carver With an Introduction by Robert Altman Klappentext The nine stories and one poem collected in this volume formed the basis for the astonishingly original film "Short Cuts" directed by Robert Altman. Collected altogether in this volume! these stories form a searing and indelible portrait of American innocence and loss. From the collections Will You Please Be Quiet! Please?! Where I'm Calling From! What We Talk About When We Talk About Love! and A New Path to the Waterfall; including an introduction by Robert Altman. With deadpan humor and enormous tenderness! this is the work of "one of the true contemporary masters" (The New York Review of Books). Zusammenfassung From “one of the great short story writers of our time” ( The Philadelphia Inquirer )—nine stories and a poem that offer a searing portrait of American innocence and loss—and formed the basis for the film “Short Cuts” directed by Robert Altman. With deadpan humor and enormous tenderness, this is the work of “one of the true contemporary masters” ( The New York Review of Books ). Features stories from the collections Will You Please Be Quiet, Please?, Where I’m Calling From, What We Talk About When We Talk About Love, and A New Path to the Waterfall; including an introduction by Robert Altman. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction by Robert Altman Neighbors They're Not Your Husband Vitamins Will You Please Be Quiet, Please? So Much Water So Close to Home A Small, Good Thing Jerry and Molly and Sam Collectors Tell the Women We're Going Lemonade (poem) A note on the text