Eye On Literature #17 - Raymond Carver's Cathedral

Author Raymond Carver (1938-1988)


Professor Michael Minassian and Professor Jessica Higgins of Broward Community College discuss Raymond Carver and his short story "Cathedral."


To listen to this podcast, click on:


http://podcast.broward.edu/~mminassi/MinassianHigginsCarverCathedral.mp3

For more information about Carver, check out the New York Times Featured Author Series:


http://www.nytimes.com/books/01/01/21/specials/carver.html

Another good source of information, including links and a video from PBS is:

http://www.carversite.com/


The 1993 film Short Cuts directed by Robert Altman was based on some of Carver's short stories. For more about the film, visit:


http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0108122/







Professor Jessica Higgins of the Broward Community College Central Campus English Department is originally from Colorado. She attended college in northern Minnesota where she received her BA and MA in English from Bemidji State University. She moved to South Florida three years ago and lives with her husband and her dog, Scooter. In 2006, she was the BCC Central Campus Adjunct of the Year. Currently she is an Associate Professor in the English Department. Outside of teaching she is a member of the Gold Coast Runner's Club and in 2007 completed the Disney marathon.