Raymond Carver (1938 – 1988) was a short story writer who published four collections: Will You Please Be Quiet, Please?, What We Talk About When We Talk About Love, Elephant, and Cathedral. I was first introduced to his writing on a university course, namely ‘Cathedral’, the title story of the collection. I liked it so much that I set about reading as much Carver as I could, and Would You Please Be Quiet, Please? made a real impression on me, influencing my own writing to this day. Reading Cathedral took me back to that time, and it’s become my favourite of his books.
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John Milton’s Paradise Lost is one of the great works of English literature. Milton wrote the epic poem in his later years, after he’d become completely blind, dictating it to his assistants and friends. It is a retelling of the Biblical story of Adam and Eve, how they committed the first sin and were exiled from the Garden of Eden. It’s inspired countless writers, from William Blake to Phillip Pullman, and for good reason; it’s absorbing, dark, fantastical, and overall a towering achievement.
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