American Masters
The Short Stories of Raymond Carver, John Cheever, and John Updike
by John Cheever; John Updike; Raymond Carver
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9780375404764,
Audio Cassette,
Random House,
1998
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The Short Stories of Raymond Carver, John Cheever, and John Updike5 cassettes / 7 1/2 hoursUnabridged short storiesThree American masters of the short story - Raymond Carver, John Cheever, and John Updike, brought together for the first time in one deluxe audio collection.Where Im Calling From by Raymond Carver, read by Peter RiegertFew American writers are more admired than the late Raymond Carver. InWhere Im Calling From, his highly acclaimed short story collection, Carver displays an astonishing genius. His stories are populated by characters living in an unforgivable world, suffering the burdens of displacement, divorce, despair. These people snarl and bark and speak in bursts of rough-and-tumble dialogue. They are everybody, anybody, nobody. A final testament to Carvers towering talent, Where Im Calling From is a mesmerizing masterpiece of fiction drama, and poetry.The Stories of John Cheever, read by Maria Tucci"[John Cheever is] a master storyteller." - TimeA selection of the incomparable short fiction that has, together with his novels, secured John Cheevers place among the foremost writers of our time. The stories included on this AudioBook are "The Enormous Radio", "O Youth and Beauty!", "Just One More Time", "A Woman Without a Country", and "The Worm in the Apple".Selected Stories by John Updike, read by the AuthorJohn Updike reads six stories, including "A&P", recounting a moral crisis at the checkout counter; "Pigeon Feathers"; "The Family Meadow"; " The Witness"; "The Alligators" and "Separating," which recounts the June day when Richard and Joan Maple separate, in front of their children. Mr. Updike, when asked to describe his method of reading aloud, said "I try to picture the things described, and to speak the words distinctly, and to let the emotion come through on its won."The method works beautifully.* American Masters also includes a 30-minute audio sampler of Vladimir Nabokov's Lolita, performed by Jeremy Irons
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