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What We Talk About When We Talk About Love

In his second collection, Carver establishes his reputation as one of the most celebrated short-story writers in American literature—a haunting meditation on love, loss, and companionship, and finding one's way through the dark.

Genre
literary fictionromance
Themes
relationships
Setting
1980sUSAcollege
Audience
adult
Length
short · 159 pages
Form
short storiespoetry

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