Index

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS v
3. Introduction: Authenticity, Craftsmanship and Neoliberalism in Raymond Carver’s Fiction 1
4. 1. ‘Bad Raymond’: Alcoholism, Education and Masculinity in Chuck Kinder’s Honeymooners 27
5. 2. ‘Carveresque Realism’: Raymond Carver and Jay McInerney 60
6. 3. ‘The Transpacific Partnership’: Raymond Carver and Haruki Murakami 106
7. 4. ‘Why Raymond Carver?’: Neoliberal Authenticity and Culture in Alejandro G. Iñárritu’s Birdman 148
8. Conclusion: Willy Vlautin and Diminished Class Consciousness 182
9. Works Cited 193
10. Index 204