Anthologies#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Prize Stories 1973: The O. Henry Awards |
1973 |
Buy |
| Prize Stories 1974: The O’Henry Awards |
1974 |
Buy |
| The Best American Short Stories 1982 |
1982 |
Buy |
| The Best American Short Stories 1986 |
1986 |
Buy |
| American Short Story Masterpieces |
1987 |
Buy |
| The Oxford Book of American Short Stories |
1992 |
Buy |
| The Short Story: 30 Masterpieces |
1992 |
Buy |
| Flash Fiction: 72 Very Short Stories |
1992 |
Buy |
| The Granta Book of the American Short Story |
1993 |
Buy |
| The New Mystery |
1993 |
Buy |
| First Fiction: An Anthology of the First Published Stories by Famous Writers |
1994 |
Buy |
| Listening for God Reader, Vol. 1 |
1994 |
Buy |
| American Gothic Tales |
1996 |
Buy |
| The Scribner Anthology of Contemporary Short Fiction |
1999 |
Buy |
| Granta 68: Love Stories |
1999 |
Buy |
| Prize Stories 2000: The O. Henry Awards |
2000 |
Buy |
| 40 Short Stories: A Portable Anthology |
2000 |
Buy |
| A Life in Medicine: A Literary Anthology |
2002 |
Buy |
| The Eloquent Short Story: An Anthology of Narrative Styles |
2004 |
Buy |
| Birthday Stories |
2004 |
Buy |
| The New Granta Book of the American Short Story |
2007 |
Buy |
| A World of Difference: An Anthology of Short Stories from Five Continents |
2008 |
Buy |
| Object Lessons: The Paris Review Presents the Art of the Short Story |
2012 |
Buy |
Collections#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Near Klamath |
1968 |
Buy |
| Where I’m Calling From |
1969 |
Buy |
| Winter Insomnia |
1970 |
Buy |
| Will You Please Be Quiet, Please? |
1976 |
Buy |
| Furious Seasons and Other Stories |
1976 |
Buy |
| At Night the Salmon Move |
1976 |
Buy |
| Furious Seasons |
1976 |
Buy |
| Fires |
1977 |
Buy |
| What We Talk About When We Talk About Love |
1981 |
Buy |
| Cathedral |
1983 |
Buy |
| Where Water Comes Together with Other Water |
1984 |
Buy |
| The Stories of Raymond Carver |
1985 |
Buy |
| Collected Stories |
1985 |
Buy |
| Ultramarine |
1986 |
Buy |
| Early for the Dance |
1986 |
Buy |
| Those Days |
1987 |
N/A |
| In a Marine Light |
1987 |
Buy |
| All of Us |
1988 |
Buy |
| Elephant and Other Stories |
1988 |
Buy |
| A New Path to the Waterfall |
1989 |
Buy |
| Carver Country - The World Of Raymond Carver |
1990 |
Buy |
| Three Stories |
1990 |
Buy |
| Short Cuts |
1990 |
Buy |
| No Heroics, Please |
1992 |
Buy |
| Call If You Need Me |
2000 |
Buy |
| Beginners |
2009 |
Buy |
Non-Fiction#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Portraits |
1987 |
Buy |
| Carver Country |
1991 |
Buy |
| Adam Bartos: Yard Sale Photographs |
2009 |
Buy |
Plays#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Dostoevsky |
1987 |
Buy |
| Carnations |
1992 |
Buy |
Short Stories/Novellas#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Put Yourself In My Shoes |
1974 |
Buy |
| The Pheasant |
1982 |
Buy |
| If It Please You |
1984 |
Buy |
| My Father’s Life |
1995 |
Buy |
Raymond Carver is one of the defining voices in American short fiction. Writing about ordinary people in ordinary places, he found the extraordinary in the mundane: a conversation between strangers, a couple drinking at the kitchen table, a blind man visiting for dinner. His prose is stripped down to the bone, every word carrying weight.
Carver published prolifically from the late 1960s until his death in 1988. His major story collections, especially What We Talk About When We Talk About Love and Cathedral, are required reading for anyone interested in the short story form.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many books has Raymond Carver written?
Raymond Carver has written 58 books across five series.
What was Raymond Carver's first book?
Raymond Carver’s first book is Near Klamath, published in 1968.
Why is Raymond Carver considered important?
Carver is credited with reviving the American short story in the 1980s. His minimalist style influenced a generation of writers. What We Talk About When We Talk About Love (1981) is considered a landmark of the form.