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The Stories of John Cheever

Pages
819
Published
1978
Language
English

Synopsis

John Cheever's collected short stories offer a brilliant look into the lives of suburban Americans in the mid-20th century. Through his keen observations, Cheever explores themes of alienation, desire, and the quiet desperation that can lie beneath a seemingly perfect surface. These tales capture the complexities of human nature with wit and a touch of melancholy.

About the author

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John Cheever

John William Cheever (May 27, 1912 – June 18, 1982) was an American short story writer and novelist. He is sometimes called "the Chekhov of the suburbs". His fiction is mostly set on the Upper East Side of Manhattan; the Westchester suburbs; old New England villages based on various South Shore towns around Quincy, Massachusetts, where he was born; and Italy, especially Rome. His short stories included The Enormous Radio, Goodbye, My Brother, The Five-Forty-Eight, The Country Husband, and...

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