WHAT WE TALK ABOUT WHEN WE TALK ABOUT LOVE by RAYMOND CARVER 1981 FIRST PRINT HC

"What We Talk About When We Talk About Love" is a 1981 collection of short stories by Raymond Carver, known for its minimalist style and exploration of complex, often painful, relationships. True first printing hardcover with unclipped dust jacket. Published by Alfred A. Knopf: New York. Bright jacket with just minor wear. Clean endpapers and text. Foxing to the top and bottom exterior edges. The stories, which include the titular story about two couples discussing love over gin, focus on the struggles of ordinary, working-class people and their disillusionment, loneliness, and emotional complexities. The collection is considered a landmark of American literature.

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