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On a July morning in 1980, Raymond Carver begged his editor not to publish his own book.
The manuscript had come back cut by nearly seventy percent. Endings were gone. Characters renamed. Carver called it surgical amputation — and then watched it become one of the most influential story collections in American literature.
This book takes that famous edit apart, line by line, and hands you the tools.
HACKING Raymond Carver is not literary criticism. It is a working craft handbook that reverse-engineers the machinery of dirty realism — the flat declarative sentence, the withheld verdict, the meaning driven under the surface until a kitchen becomes a site of dread. You will learn exactly how Carver (and his editor Gordon Lish) made the everyday feel like the edge of the void, and how to do it in your own prose.
Inside:
• A cut-by-cut analysis of the legendary “Beginners” / “What We Talk About” edit — using the New Yorker's published redline
• The three mechanisms of Carver's subtext, each isolated and made repeatable
• The “Small, Good Thing” case study: one story, two theories of what fiction owes the reader
• Style Features Checklists, Imitation Tricks, and progressive exercises in every chapter
• A complete ten-axis fingerprint of Carver's voice, and how to move your own dials toward it
Whether you write literary fiction, journalism, or the kind of spare prose that has quietly become the house style of the American magazine, this book shows you the position Carver took — and how a position is taken.
Stop admiring the style. Start operating it.
Part of The Ghostwriter's Blueprint Series — practical, teachable handbooks that clone the technique of the writers who matter.
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Paperback. Etat : new. Paperback. On a July morning in 1980, Raymond Carver begged his editor not to publish his own book.The manuscript had come back cut by nearly seventy percent. Endings were gone. Characters renamed. Carver called it surgical amputation - and then watched it become one of the most influential story collections in American literature. This book takes that famous edit apart, line by line, and hands you the tools.HACKING Raymond Carver is not literary criticism. It is a working craft handbook that reverse-engineers the machinery of dirty realism - the flat declarative sentence, the withheld verdict, the meaning driven under the surface until a kitchen becomes a site of dread. You will learn exactly how Carver (and his editor Gordon Lish) made the everyday feel like the edge of the void, and how to do it in your own prose.Inside: - A cut-by-cut analysis of the legendary "Beginners" / "What We Talk About" edit - using the New Yorker's published redline- The three mechanisms of Carver's subtext, each isolated and made repeatable- The "Small, Good Thing" case study: one story, two theories of what fiction owes the reader- Style Features Checklists, Imitation Tricks, and progressive exercises in every chapter- A complete ten-axis fingerprint of Carver's voice, and how to move your own dials toward it Whether you write literary fiction, journalism, or the kind of spare prose that has quietly become the house style of the American magazine, this book shows you the position Carver took - and how a position is taken. Stop admiring the style. Start operating it.Part of The Ghostwriter's Blueprint Series - practical, teachable handbooks that clone the technique of the writers who matter. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. N° de réf. du vendeur 9798188525491
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Taschenbuch. Etat : Neu. Neuware - On a July morning in 1980, Raymond Carver begged his editor not to publish his own book.>This book takes that famous edit apart, line by line, and hands you the tools.HACKING Raymond Carver is not literary criticism. It is a working craft handbook that reverse-engineers the machinery of dirty realism - the flat declarative sentence, the withheld verdict, the meaning driven under the surface until a kitchen becomes a site of dread. You will learn exactly how Carver (and his editor Gordon Lish) made the everyday feel like the edge of the void, and how to do it in your own prose.Inside: - A cut-by-cut analysis of the legendary 'Beginners' / 'What We Talk About' edit - using the New Yorker's published redline- The three mechanisms of Carver's subtext, each isolated and made repeatable- The 'Small, Good Thing' case study: one story, two theories of what fiction owes the reader- Style Features Checklists, Imitation Tricks, and progressive exercises in every chapter>Whether you write literary fiction, journalism, or the kind of spare prose that has quietly become the house style of the American magazine, this book shows you the position Carver took - and how a position is taken. Stop admiring the style. Start operating it.Part of The Ghostwriter's Blueprint Series - practical, teachable handbooks that clone the technique of the writers who matter. N° de réf. du vendeur 9798188525491
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Paperback. Etat : new. Paperback. On a July morning in 1980, Raymond Carver begged his editor not to publish his own book.The manuscript had come back cut by nearly seventy percent. Endings were gone. Characters renamed. Carver called it surgical amputation - and then watched it become one of the most influential story collections in American literature. This book takes that famous edit apart, line by line, and hands you the tools.HACKING Raymond Carver is not literary criticism. It is a working craft handbook that reverse-engineers the machinery of dirty realism - the flat declarative sentence, the withheld verdict, the meaning driven under the surface until a kitchen becomes a site of dread. You will learn exactly how Carver (and his editor Gordon Lish) made the everyday feel like the edge of the void, and how to do it in your own prose.Inside: - A cut-by-cut analysis of the legendary "Beginners" / "What We Talk About" edit - using the New Yorker's published redline- The three mechanisms of Carver's subtext, each isolated and made repeatable- The "Small, Good Thing" case study: one story, two theories of what fiction owes the reader- Style Features Checklists, Imitation Tricks, and progressive exercises in every chapter- A complete ten-axis fingerprint of Carver's voice, and how to move your own dials toward it Whether you write literary fiction, journalism, or the kind of spare prose that has quietly become the house style of the American magazine, this book shows you the position Carver took - and how a position is taken. Stop admiring the style. Start operating it.Part of The Ghostwriter's Blueprint Series - practical, teachable handbooks that clone the technique of the writers who matter. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability. N° de réf. du vendeur 9798188525491
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