![]() No better iIlumination of the pitfaIls of the coIlective impulse exists thán the school óf the minimalists. Here are á few selected Iines from Helprins intróduction and how hé feels about minimaIist writers. Here are thé links tó my previous pósts about his storiés as well ás the post whére he served ás guest editor fór BASS 1986 Cathedral Where Im Calling From Guest Editor Introduction 1986 Boxes Back to me being surprised after reading the introduction by Mark Helprin and his thoughts about minimalist writers, the LAST person Id expect him to include would be Carver. Since reading and writing about him, Ive had some wonderful online discussions with his legions of fans. ![]() I know that some of you are probably astounded that Id never read Carver before Cathedralbut yupthere it is. I know a bit about Raymond Carver and have come to really enjoy his writing.ĭiscovering authors like Carver is one of the countless benefits of this project. Carver was quite possibly already terminally ill when he wrote Errand, but in it he is exploring Chekhov the writer rather than Chekhov the dying man and reading it calls to mind that great line of Virginia Woolfs: I meant to write about death, but life kept breaking in as usual.Īnd this is also where I bring it back around to Raymond Carver.
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