The Rap Sheet: The Shadows of Genre

Friday, December 28, 2007

The Shadows of Genre

Was Raymond Carver a noir novelist? Steve Allan makes the case.

1 comment:

mybillcrider said...: Great article on Carver and his editor in the current NEW YORKER. Including an eye-opening edited copy of "Beginners."; 8:37 AM

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