Bicycles, Muscles, Cigarettes

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"Bicycles, Muscles, Cigarettes" is a short story by Raymond Carver that exemplifies his minimalist style and focus on the quiet tensions and disappointments of ordinary lives.

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Bicycles, Muscles, Cigarettes canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf literary work ⓘ
short story ⓘ
author Raymond Carver ⓘ
centralConflict dispute over a damaged bicycle ⓘ
centralMotif bicycle ⓘ
cigarettes ⓘ
physical strength ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
depicts family dynamics ⓘ
working-class life ⓘ
genre realist fiction ⓘ
short fiction ⓘ
hasCharacter father ⓘ
mother ⓘ
son ⓘ
includedIn collections of Raymond Carver stories ⓘ
language English ⓘ
literaryMovement minimalism ⓘ
linked to: Minimalism
narrativeFocus ordinary lives ⓘ
narrativeStyle third-person narration ⓘ
notableFor exemplifying Carver’s minimalist style ⓘ
portrayal of quiet tensions in domestic life ⓘ
styleCharacteristic elliptical dialogue ⓘ
focus on everyday detail ⓘ
minimalist prose ⓘ
understated emotion ⓘ
theme disappointment ⓘ
marital tension ⓘ
parenthood ⓘ
quiet domestic conflict ⓘ
responsibility ⓘ
tone melancholic ⓘ
restrained ⓘ

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Will You Please Be Quiet, Please? → containsShortStory → Bicycles, Muscles, Cigarettes ⓘ
Where I'm Calling From → containsWork → Bicycles, Muscles, Cigarettes ⓘ
Will You Please Be Quiet, Please? → containsShortStory → Bicycles, Muscles, Cigarettes ⓘ
Raymond Carver bibliography → includesWork → Bicycles, Muscles, Cigarettes ⓘ