Chef’s House
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Chef’s House is a short story by Raymond Carver, known for its minimalist portrayal of a recovering alcoholic couple’s fragile attempt to rebuild their lives.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Chef’s House canonical | 1 |
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
literary work
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short story ⓘ |
| author | Raymond Carver NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflictType |
internal conflict
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interpersonal conflict ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| explores |
dependence on external circumstances for stability
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limits of personal change ⓘ |
| firstPublicationForm | short story collection ⓘ |
| focusesOn | a recovering alcoholic couple’s attempt to rebuild their lives ⓘ |
| genre |
minimalist fiction
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short fiction ⓘ |
| includedInCollection | Cathedral ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryDevice |
ellipsis
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open ending ⓘ subtext-heavy dialogue ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | minimalism ⓘ |
| literarySignificance | representative example of Raymond Carver’s late minimalist style ⓘ |
| mainCharacters |
Edna
NERFINISHED
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Wes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
alcoholism
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fragility of relationships ⓘ hope and relapse ⓘ recovery ⓘ |
| narrationType | first-person narration ⓘ |
| narrator | Edna NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| periodOfPublication | 1980s ⓘ |
| portrays |
economic insecurity
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fragile sobriety ⓘ marital separation and reconciliation ⓘ |
| setting |
U.S. West Coast
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a rented beach house ⓘ |
| style |
realist narrative
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spare prose ⓘ understated dialogue ⓘ |
| tone |
melancholic
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restrained ⓘ |
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