Short Cuts Author:Raymond Carver The nine stories and one poem by Raymond Carver collected in this volume form the basis for an astonishingly original film directed by Robert Altman. These now-classic stories, when read together, form a searing and indelible portrait of American innocence and loss. With deadpan humor and enormous tenderness, the film Short Cuts reinvents and ... more »dramatizes Raymond Carver's fiction as only an artist of Altman's caliber could, giving new insight into the work of "one of the true contemporary masters." Contains and introduction by Robert Altman.« less