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The History of Literature

Raymond Carver (with Tom Perrotta)

The History of Literature

Jacke Wilson

History, Books, Arts

4.61.2K Ratings

🗓️ 13 July 2020

⏱️ 57 minutes

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Summary

Novelist and screenwriter Tom Perrotta joins Jacke for a discussion of his blue collar New Jersey background, the cultural shock of attending Yale University, and the profound impact that Raymond Carver's first collection of short stories, Will You Please Be Quiet, Please?, had on him as an aspiring young writer trying to find his place in the world. TOM PERROTTA is the bestselling author of nine works of fiction, including Election and Little Children, both of which were made into Oscar-nominated films, and The Leftovers, which was adapted into a critically acclaimed, Peabody Award-winning HBO series. His other books include Bad Haircut, The Wishbones, Joe College, The Abstinence Teacher, Nine Inches, and his newest, Mrs. Fletcher. His work has been translated into a multitude of languages. Help support the show at patreon.com/literature or historyofliterature.com/shop. (We appreciate it!) Find out more at historyofliterature.com, jackewilson.com, or by following Jacke and Mike on Twitter at @thejackewilson and @literatureSC. Or send an email to [email protected]. The History of Literature Podcast is a member of the Podglomerate Network. Learn more at www.thepodglomerate.com/historyofliterature. *** This show is a part of the Podglomerate network, a company that produces, distributes, and monetizes podcasts. We encourage you to visit the website and sign up for our newsletter for more information about our shows, launches, and events. For more information on how The Podglomerate treats data, please see our Privacy Policy. Since you're listening to The History of Literature, we'd like to suggest you also try other Podglomerate shows surrounding literature, history, and storytelling like Storybound, Micheaux Mission, and The History of Standup. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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The History of Literature Podcast is a member of the Podglamorate Network and LIT Hub Radio.

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It was a true revelation and I think it defined the next decade of my life, my reaction to those

0:20.0

stories in my sense that I think I know what I want to do and how I want to do it because

0:25.8

Carver was kind of showing me the way.

0:28.8

That's novelist Tom Perata, author of election and little children and so many other great works of fiction.

0:40.0

Talking about the moment he discovered Raymond Carver's first collection of short stories,

0:44.4

will you please be quiet, please. He's here today to talk about his background in blue-collar

0:49.9

New Jersey, the culture shock of attending Yale and the impact that Carver had on him

0:56.5

as he set forth on his own path to writing fiction.

1:00.9

Tom Perata and Raymond Carver, today on the history of literature. Okay, here we go. Welcome to the podcast everyone. I'm Jack Wilson, the host, the host with the most.

1:28.6

The most, that is literally just there for the rhyme. don't have any I don't have the most of

1:34.9

anything do I the most angst maybe the most losses the most defeats in life.

1:44.0

Oh well, another one of those days.

1:47.0

The most wayward introductions.

1:49.0

There we go.

1:50.0

Award me the crown.

1:52.0

Tom Perrada is here today and I can't wait.

1:55.0

He's a great American writer.

1:57.0

The Steinbeck of suburbia, they call him.

2:00.0

Also, America's Chekhoff, and the Master of Suburban Noire.

2:07.0

He's a graceful, intelligent, gritty, and very funny writer.

2:12.0

You should all check out his books. And as it turns out he's

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