Short Cuts

Selected Stories

Author  Raymond Carver Introduction by  Robert Altman
Short Cuts

From “one of the great short story writers of our time” (The Philadelphia Inquirer)—nine stories and a poem that offer a searing portrait of American innocence and loss—and formed the basis for the film “Short Cuts” directed by Robert Altman.

With deadpan humor and enormous tenderness, this is the work of “one of the true contemporary masters” (The New York Review of Books).

Features stories from the collections Will You Please Be Quiet, Please?, Where I’m Calling From, What We Talk About When We Talk About Love, and A New Path to the Waterfall; including an introduction by Robert Altman.

The Orchard

The Orchard

Peter Heller
Burn

Burn

Peter Heller
Bad Behavior

Bad Behavior

Mary Gaitskill
The Cliffs: Reese's Book Club

The Cliffs: Reese's Book Club

J. Courtney Sullivan
Blue Ruin

Blue Ruin

Hari Kunzru
In the Orchard

In the Orchard

Eliza Minot
The Last Ranger

The Last Ranger

Peter Heller
Marrying the Ketchups

Marrying the Ketchups

Jennifer Close
You Have a Friend in 10A

You Have a Friend in 10A

Maggie Shipstead
Harrow

Harrow

Joy Williams
Phase Six

Phase Six

Jim Shepard
The Guide

The Guide

Peter Heller
A Bright Ray of Darkness The Sun Collective

The Sun Collective

Charles Baxter
Red Pill

Red Pill

Hari Kunzru