Maryann Burk

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Maryann Burk is best known as the first wife of American short story writer and poet Raymond Carver, with whom she shared a tumultuous early life marked by poverty and his struggles with alcoholism.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf human
person
alsoKnownAs Maryann Burk Carver
surface form: Maryann Carver
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
surface form: United States
educatedAt San Jose State University
genre memoir
hasChild Christine Carver
Vance Carver
languageOfWorkOrName English
maritalStatus divorced from Raymond Carver
name Maryann Burk Carver
notableFor being the first wife of Raymond Carver
depicting early life with Raymond Carver marked by poverty
documenting Raymond Carver's struggles with alcoholism
notableWork What It Used to Be Like: A Portrait of My Marriage to Raymond Carver
occupation teacher
writer
residence California, United States
surface form: California
sexOrGender female
sharesLifeEventWith Raymond Carver
spouse Raymond Carver
Raymond Carver
surface form: Raymond Carver Jr.
spouseEndTime 1982
spouseStartTime 1957
subjectOf biographical and critical discussions of Raymond Carver's early life

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Raymond Carver spouse Maryann Burk