Raymond Carver

Raymond Carver was born in 1938 in Oregon, USA. A short story writer and poet, he published his first short story in 1961. For years, he worked as a creative writing professor at various universities. In 1983, he gained recognition when he was awarded the Mildred and Harold Strauss Living Award from the American Academy of Arts and Letters, which allowed him to dedicate himself to writing without distractions. That same year, his short story collection "Cathedral" (published by Odysseus) was released, which was nominated for the Pulitzer Prize. He passed away in August 1988. His works have been widely translated, including into Greek.