《新手》共收入十七个故事,篇幅结构跟《当我们谈论爱情时我们在谈论什么》一样,尽管篇目的名字并非完全一致。这一“未经删改版”展示了当时《谈爱》中隐藏于字里行间未曾言明的内容。在《新手》中卡佛对人的生存处境的关怀带有了文字的热度,故事的骨骼更为饱满,情感的书写更为连贯。在《新手》里面那些沉默和空白背后的卡佛是个丰盈情感的自然流露者。 The Novices have a total of 17 stories, the same length as the “What we are talking about when we talk about love,” even though the titles are not exactly the same. This “unedited edition” shows what was hidden in the words of “talking about love” between the lines of the unspoken line. In “Novice”, Carrefour’s concern for people’s living condition brings the popularity of the text, the more bones of the story and the more consistent emotional writing. The “novice” inside those silent and blank behind Carver is a rich natural emotion exposed.