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  <title><![CDATA[Fires: Essays, Poems, Stories]]></title>
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  <default_description>&quot;You should read Fires now. These stories and poems...show the enormous talent of Raymond Carver beginning to take hold.&quot;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;-- San Francisco Chronicle&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&quot;Seminal in Carver studies...A disparate collection of work bound by a unity of vision and obsession.&quot;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;-- Los Angeles Herald Examiner&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&quot;Carver's most revealing book...This collection confirms the worth of Raymond Carver's work...Like bright birds in distant trees, Carver's stories appear in flashes, glimpses; Fires reveals the arc of his purposeful flight.&quot;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;-- Boston Globe</default_description>
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  <original_publication_year type="integer">1983</original_publication_year>
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      <name><![CDATA[Raymond Carver]]></name>
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    <body><![CDATA[In many ways, this selection of Raymond Carver’s essays, poems and stories is the perfect introduction to this iconic literary figure.  Unlike other collections, where readers are only given his finely crafted fiction or poetry to decipher, here we are first presented with four essays in which Car...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/17080813">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Fires is a mix of Carver's essays, poems and early versions of short stories, some published in &quot;What We Talk About When We Talk About Love,&quot; pieces that aren't really tied together but don't really fit with his other work. It's a great read and offers some real insight on Carver and his w...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/53944460">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Wed Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[&quot;Fires: Essays, Poems, Stories&quot; is nearly flawless, and highly recommended to anyone either coming to Raymond Carver for the first time or already a fan of his work. My friend Jennifer (thanks for lending it to me, Jennifer!) has already written a fine review at <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/53944460." title="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/53944460.">http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/539...</a>...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/63302790">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Thu Jan 29 00:00:00 -0800 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[A good mishmash of Carver's essays, poems, and stories. The quality of the stories varies: The Pheasant is excellent, some of the others (especially his earliest stories) aren't. One can see that even the masters weren't always masterful, which is encouraging for young writers. The poems and essays ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/44587554">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[i've recently become a huge fan of raymond carver's work.  this was my first collection of his pieces.  i love that it includes a sampling of his essays, poems and stories... a way to experience several of his &quot;sides&quot; in one volume. it started my carver obsession...]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Even if you're familiar with Carver's short fiction, you'll be surprised at these essays about his development as a writer. There's a great homage to his mentor, John Gardner, and his advice &quot;On Writing.&quot;<br/><br/>My favorite (although probably not the best) essay is the one in which he ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/3192727">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I discovered Raymond Carver about a decade ago and have borrowed some of his books from libraries. I recently purchased four of his books. I love his style of writing... the short stories, poems etc. The short story, &quot;Where I'm Calling From&quot; is one of my all time favorites. I think that I ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/238376">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[The book that got me into literature. The book that made me feel like male writers were tough and cool, while being vulnerable and sensitive. It showed me that I could write, that anyone could write. It is possible.<br/><br/>PS-&quot;The Pheasant&quot; is my favorite story. No other collection has...]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[A mix of novella, poems, short stories.  I enjoyed the short stories most - subtle description and characterization done almost without my realizing what was happening. The subject material isn't my favorite - lots of alcoholism and promises of violence, but well written. ]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Maybe the greatest collection of realist short fiction ever.  But please Writer's Workshop kids, stop trying to by Carver.  It's not happening.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I strongly recommend the title essay for any would-be author.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[this is my favorite raymond carver collection of stories/poems. ]]></body>
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