| "Popular Mechanics" | |
|---|---|
| Short story by Raymond Carver | |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Publication | |
| Published in | What We Talk About When We Talk About Love |
| Publication date | 1981 |
"Popular Mechanics" is a short story by American writer Raymond Carver. It was originally titled "Mine" and first appeared in Carver's 1977 collection Furious Seasons and Other Stories. It was then republished as "Little Things" in Fiction, as "Mine" again in Playgirl, as "Popular Mechanics" in Carver's 1981 collection What We Talk About When We Talk About Love, and again as "Little Things" in Carver's 1988 collection Where I'm Calling From: New and Selected Stories.[1][2] There are minor revisions between the version of "Mine" in Furious Seasons and the version published as "Popular Mechanics".[3]
- ^ Zuba, Jesse (Fall 2020). "Raymond Carver and the Modern Career Imaginary". Journal of Modern Literature. 44 (1). Indiana University Press: 148–164. doi:10.2979/jmodelite.44.1.09. Retrieved November 2, 2023.
- ^ Dermot (25 December 2013). "Popular Mechanics - Raymond Carver". The Sitting Bee. Retrieved 24 October 2016.
Originally the story was called 'Mine' (which can be found in Carver's 'Beginners' collection) and Carver's editor Gordon Lish changed the title to 'Popular Mechanics.'... The story can also be found under another title ('Little Things') in Carver's 'Where I'm Calling From' collection.
- ^ Hemmingson, M. (2008). The Dirty Realism Duo: Charles Bukowski and Raymond Carver on the Aesthetics of the Ugly. Milford series: Popular writers of today. Borgo Press. p. 172. ISBN 978-1-4344-0257-8. Retrieved November 2, 2023.