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This powerful collection of stories, set in the mid-West among the lonely men and women who drink, fish and play cards to ease the passing of time, was the first by Raymond Carver to be published in the UK.

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The master craftsman of the modern American short story * Daily Telegraph *
One of America's most original, truest voices -- Salman Rushdie
One of the most celebrated American short-story writers of the 20th century * New York Times *
A remarkable collection * New York Review of Books *
I remember being floored by the first Raymond Carver collection I read: What We Talk About When We Talk About Love -- David Sedaris * New York Times *

What We Talk About When We Talk About Love

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      Publisher Penguin Random House Group
      Imprint Vintage Classics
      Published 5 November 2009
      ISBN-13 9780099530329
      978-0099530329
      ISBN-10 0099530325
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      Fiction Anthologies & Short Stories Contemporary Fiction

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      This powerful collection of stories, set in the mid-West among the lonely men and women who drink, fish and play cards to ease the passing of time, was the first by Raymond Carver to be published in the UK.

      Trade Review
      The master craftsman of the modern American short story * Daily Telegraph *
      One of America's most original, truest voices -- Salman Rushdie
      One of the most celebrated American short-story writers of the 20th century * New York Times *
      A remarkable collection * New York Review of Books *
      I remember being floored by the first Raymond Carver collection I read: What We Talk About When We Talk About Love -- David Sedaris * New York Times *

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