First published 1983
When a man's wife invites a blind friend over, a simple act of drawing a cathedral opens his eyes to a new way of seeing. In this spare yet profound collection, Carver's characters confront the loneliness and loss that haunt the ordinary - a couple finds themselves adrift after a devastating tragedy, a woman wrestles with her husband's infidelity, a man must reckon with his past. Yet Carver imbues each story with a glimmer of grace, a chance for connection that makes the universal feel intensely personal.
Genres: literary-fiction, american-fiction, 20th-century, contemporary
Vibes: intimate, lyrical, thought-provoking
Tropes: character-study, slice-of-life
Setting: Mei Guo
Period: Xian Dai
214 pages · Paperback · Harvill Pr