Fires: Essays, Poems, Stories Fruits & Vegetables From perverse acts of cannibalism

From perverse acts of cannibalism and dark sexual fantasies to vicious acts motivated by greed and a simple lust for blood

They drill

Zuma and Everest as they save the day in Adventure Bay

Still living life to the full

Bees count―they’re important to us all

Fires: Essays, Poems, Stories Fruits & Vegetables From perverse acts of cannibalismFires is the best introduction to the full range and humanity of Carver's writing. It contains four essays, including a moving memoir of his father's working life in the saw mills of the Pacific Northwest, a tribute to his mentor John Gardner, and the title essay about the influences on his writing life; fifty poems, many of them not collected elsewhere; and seven stories, including three from the early collection Furious Seasons.