{"product_id":"short-cuts-by-raymond-carver","title":"'Short Cuts' by Raymond Carver","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"\" data-turn-id-container=\"request-6a5d7430-35d8-83ec-8537-639937f3e813-1\" data-is-intersecting=\"true\"\u003e\n\u003csection class=\"text-token-text-primary w-full focus:outline-none has-data-writing-block:pointer-events-none [\u0026amp;:has([data-writing-block])\u0026gt;*]:pointer-events-auto R6Vx5W_threadScrollVars scroll-mb-[calc(var(--scroll-root-safe-area-inset-bottom,0px)+var(--thread-response-height))] scroll-mt-[calc(var(--header-height)+min(200px,max(70px,20svh)))]\" dir=\"auto\" data-turn-id=\"request-6a5d7430-35d8-83ec-8537-639937f3e813-1\" data-turn-id-container=\"request-6a5d7430-35d8-83ec-8537-639937f3e813-1\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-136\" data-turn=\"assistant\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"text-base my-auto mx-auto pb-8 [--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-xs,calc(var(--spacing)*4))] @w-sm\/main:[--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-sm,calc(var(--spacing)*6))] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-lg,calc(var(--spacing)*16))] px-(--thread-content-margin)\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-conversation-screenshot-content=\"\" class=\"[--thread-content-max-width:40rem] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-max-width:48rem] mx-auto max-w-(--thread-content-max-width) flex-1 group\/turn-messages focus-visible:outline-hidden relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col gap-4 grow\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"3ea5d53c-fbcc-49e4-9369-10d686ba1c37\" data-turn-start-message=\"true\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-5-6-thinking\" class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal outline-none keyboard-focused:focus-ring [.text-message+\u0026amp;]:mt-1\" tabindex=\"0\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"markdown prose dark:prose-invert wrap-break-word w-full light markdown-new-styling\"\u003e\n\u003ch4 data-start=\"33\" data-end=\"463\"\u003ePublished alongside Robert Altman’s film of the same name, \u003cem data-start=\"92\" data-end=\"104\"\u003eShort Cuts\u003c\/em\u003e gathers the Carver stories and poem that Altman rearranged into his sprawling portrait of Los Angeles.\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"33\" data-end=\"463\"\u003eUnlike the film, Carver’s world is smaller, colder and more intimate, built from marriages wearing thin, money running short, casual cruelty, baffled desire and the strange violence of ordinary conversation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"465\" data-end=\"963\"\u003eCarver’s great subject is not catastrophe itself but the moment before or after it, when people continue making coffee, driving to work or speaking badly because language has failed them. His prose is stripped back without being empty; beneath its apparent plainness sits an exact understanding of shame, class, dependency and the damage people do while trying not to be alone. Robert Altman’s introduction adds useful context on how these separate lives were translated into one cinematic network.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"965\" data-end=\"1122\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHarvill film tie-in paperback with introduction by Robert Altman. Light edgewear, corner rubbing and minor creasing; internally clean.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/section\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"bower studio","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45869409009747,"sku":null,"price":14.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0689\/0268\/2707\/files\/Yourparagraphtext-2026-07-27T174157.385.png?v=1785138182","url":"https:\/\/bowerbooks.com\/products\/short-cuts-by-raymond-carver","provider":"bower books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}