Raymond Carver, "In Switzerland" (1985)

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Editorial Notes

Stuart Friebert's "The Lion's Picture" and Derek Walcott's "Volcano" are two other Zurich poems that reference both Joyce's grave at Fluntern Cemetery and the lions at the Zoo Zürich.

Places Referenced

Fluntern Cemetery

Zoo Zürich

Figures & Themes

James Joyce

Nora & Lucia Joyce

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Weiterführende Informationen

Carver, Raymond. “In Switzerland.” Where Water Comes Together with Other Water. 1985. New York: Vintage, 1986. 69–71.

Martin Mühlheim

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