Later, he published French editions of Cathedral (1985) and What We Talk About When We Talk About Love (1986). ... He died in August 2, 1988 at the age of fifty (Kennedy, X. ... Plot Summary The narrator's wife used to work for a blind man called Robert whose wife has recently died, and he's coming to visit the narrator and his wife. ... His wife reminds him that the blind man's wife, Beulah, just died and says that if he loves her, he'll welcome the blind man into their home. ... Beulah then died out of cancer. ...

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• Approx Pages: 16
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• Grade Level: High School

Carver's well-received collection What We Talk About When We Talk About Love appeared in 1981. ... He married Gallagher in June, 1988, and died at their home in Port Angeles, Washington, on August 2,1988. ... He then flashes back to the story of how his wife met the blind man when she worked for him as a reader. ... The narrator goes on to explain that after the blind man's wife died while visiting her relatives in nearby Connecticut, he had called the narrator's wife from his in-laws' and made arrangements to visit. ... The narrator then tells the story of how his wife m...

• Word Count: 11148
• Approx Pages: 45
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School