Raymond Carver Anthologies books in order

Q: "How many books are in the Raymond Carver Anthologies series?"

"There are 23 books in the Raymond Carver Anthologies series, published between 1973 and 2012."

Q: "What is the first book in the Raymond Carver Anthologies series?"

"The first book in the Raymond Carver Anthologies series is Prize Stories 1973: The O. Henry Awards, published in 1973."

Q: "How many anthologies has Raymond Carver appeared in?"

"His stories appear in at least twenty-three major anthologies, from O. Henry Prize collections to The Best American Short Stories and Oxford anthologies. His work continues to be anthologized regularly."

Reading order

#	Title	Published	Author	Buy on Amazon
1	Prize Stories 1973: The O. Henry Awards	1973	Raymond Carver	Buy
2	Prize Stories 1974: The O’Henry Awards	1974	Raymond Carver	Buy
3	The Best American Short Stories 1982	1982	Raymond Carver	Buy
4	The Best American Short Stories 1986	1986	Raymond Carver	Buy
5	American Short Story Masterpieces	1987	Raymond Carver	Buy
6	The Oxford Book of American Short Stories	1992	Raymond Carver	Buy
7	The Short Story: 30 Masterpieces	1992	Raymond Carver	Buy
8	Flash Fiction: 72 Very Short Stories	1992	Raymond Carver	Buy
9	The Granta Book of the American Short Story	1993	Raymond Carver	Buy
10	The New Mystery	1993	Raymond Carver	Buy
11	First Fiction: An Anthology of the First Published Stories by Famous Writers	1994	Raymond Carver	Buy
12	Listening for God Reader, Vol. 1	1994	Raymond Carver	Buy
13	American Gothic Tales	1996	Raymond Carver	Buy
14	The Scribner Anthology of Contemporary Short Fiction	1999	Raymond Carver	Buy
15	Granta 68: Love Stories	1999	Raymond Carver	Buy
16	Prize Stories 2000: The O. Henry Awards	2000	Raymond Carver	Buy
17	40 Short Stories: A Portable Anthology	2000	Raymond Carver	Buy
18	A Life in Medicine: A Literary Anthology	2002	Raymond Carver	Buy
19	The Eloquent Short Story: An Anthology of Narrative Styles	2004	Raymond Carver	Buy
20	Birthday Stories	2004	Raymond Carver	Buy
21	The New Granta Book of the American Short Story	2007	Raymond Carver	Buy
22	A World of Difference: An Anthology of Short Stories from Five Continents	2008	Raymond Carver	Buy
23	Object Lessons: The Paris Review Presents the Art of the Short Story	2012	Raymond Carver	Buy

Raymond Carver’s presence in anthologies reflects his standing as one of the most important short story writers in English. His work appears in O. Henry Prize collections, The Best American Short Stories, Oxford anthologies, and dozens more.

His stories have been fixtures in creative writing classrooms and literary anthologies since the early 1980s.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many books are in the Raymond Carver Anthologies series?

There are 23 books in the Raymond Carver Anthologies series, published between 1973 and 2012.

What is the first book in the Raymond Carver Anthologies series?

The first book in the Raymond Carver Anthologies series is Prize Stories 1973: The O. Henry Awards, published in 1973.

How many anthologies has Raymond Carver appeared in?

His stories appear in at least twenty-three major anthologies, from O. Henry Prize collections to The Best American Short Stories and Oxford anthologies. His work continues to be anthologized regularly.

Reading order#

Frequently Asked Questions

Reading order