All the stories in Cathedral are different; some funny, some hauntingly sad. Each has its own individual and curious power' Daily Telegraph
Raymond Carver was born in Clatskanie, Oregon, in 1938. His father was a saw-mill worker and his mother was a waitress and clerk. He married early and for years writing had to come second to earning a living for his young family. Despite, small-press publication, it was not until Will You Please Be Quiet Please? appeared in 1976 that his work began to reach a wider audience. This was the year in which he gave up alcohol, which had contributed to the collapse of his marriage. In 1977 he met the writer Tess Gallagher, with whom he shared the last eleven years of his life. During this prolific period he wrote three collections of stories, What We Talk About When We Talk About Love, Cathedral and Elephant. Fires, a collection of essays, poems and stories, appeared in 1985, followed by three further collections of poetry. In 1988 he completed the poetry collection A New Path to the Waterfall.
"The twelve stories collected in his book Cathedral are remarkable
for the originality of vision which he manages to convey in
scrupulously simple prose. Carver's is a considerable and an
enterprising talent" * Guardian *
"Cathedral ought to establish his reputation as one of the most
original new voices in fiction to appear from the United States for
many years" -- Bill Buford * Times Literary Supplement *
"Carver is a writer of astonishing compassion and honesty, utterly
free of pretence and affection, his eye set only on describing and
revealing the world as he sees it. His eye is so clear, it almost
breaks your heart" * Washington Post *
"An important book in a unique career" * New York Review of Books *
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