Although many writers of the 1970 e...

Although many writers of the 1970 experimented with non-narrative and self-reflexive techniques, others move rounded to develop realist portraits of everyday life within a minimalist aesthetic. The chief practitioner of this aesthetic was Raymond Carver. His story, "They're Not Your Husband," appeared in the Spring 1973 issue of Chicago Review; it subsequently was included in his first major collection, Will You Please Be Quiet, Please? (1976) In an interview in the Autumn 1988 issue, Carver noted that this was the first story in which he was able to create an emotional