Minimalism and the Short Story--Raymond Carver, Amy Hempel, and Mary Robison | Cynthia Whitney Hallett
Addresses minimalism as demonstrating a parallel poetic to that of the short story, and analyzes many works of short fiction by Raymond Carver, Amy Hempel and Mary Robison which reflect this relationship. This book traces the evolution of literary minimalism as a by-product of the short story.
Minimalism and the Short Story--Raymond Carver, Amy Hempel, and Mary Robison | 
