Raymond Carver. "SHORT CUTS. SELECTED STORIES OF RAYMOND CARVER." Vintage Contemporaries. New York (1993) A trade-size paperback original. SIGNED by director Robert Altman, screenwriter Frank Barhydt, writer Tess Gallagher, and the actors: Lori Singer, Lili Taylor & Chris Penn on title page. Fine in printed wrappers. Carver's stories served as the basis for Altman's film adaptation.