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John Cheever was a Pulitzer Prize-winning short story writer and novelist who wrote primarily about the everyday lives of suburban men and women in and around the Northeastern United States. Cheever's nickname was the "American Chekhov" due to his ability to depict in somber tones the spiritual essence at the heart of modern day life.
Cheever was a frequent contributor to the New Yorker, and his most famous short stories include "The Five-Forty-Eight," "The Enormous Radio," and "The Swimmer." Cheever also wrote several novels, including Falconer and The Wapshot Chronicle.
Cheever suffered throughout his life from health problems brought on by his severe alcoholism, and after his death it was revealed that he was bisexual.
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- Born: May 27, 1912, in Quincy, Massachusetts
- Died: June 18, 1982 in Ossining, New York
- Won Pulitzer Prize for Fiction for The Short Stories of John Cheever in 1979
- Awarded National Medal for Literature in 1982
- Quit drinking in 1973 after almost dying of pulmonary edema
- Short story "The Swimmer" adapted into 1968 movie starring Burt Lancaster
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Perspectives in American Literature: John Cheever (1912-1982)
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John Cheever: Collected Stories and Other Writings (Library of America, No. 188) - $35.00
Published to coincide with editor Blake Bailey’s groundbreaking new biography, here is the definitive edition of the stories of John Cheever. Set in the tony suburbs of Westchester and Connecticut, Cheever’s classic stories charted a countr...
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The Stories of John Cheever - $17.95
When The Stories of John Cheever was originally published, it became an immediate national bestseller and won the Pulitzer Prize. In the years since, it has become a classic. Vintage Books is proud to reintroduce this magnificent c...
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John Cheever: Complete Novels: The Wapshot Chronicle / The Wapshot Scandal / Bullet Park / Falconer / Oh What a Paradise It Seems (Library of America No. 189) - $35.00
Published to coincide with editor Blake Bailey’s groundbreaking new biography, here are the five novels of John Cheever, together in one volume for the first time. In these dazzling works Cheever laid bare the failings and foibles of not ju...
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The Shady Hill Kidnapping (Broadway Theatre Archive) [VHS] - $24.95
Amazon.com: The Shady Hill Kidnapping (Broadway Theatre Archive) [VHS]: Dorothy Blackburn, Robert Hitt, Katharine Balfour, Paul Dooley, Ralph Clanton, George Grizzard, David Marshall Grant, John Cheever, Polly Holliday, E. Katherine Kerr, B...
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reading john cheever helped me get through 5 hr at the hospital. good attitude did not hurt either. working now.
@katelomtatidze | November 13, 2009 11:41 PM -
RT @JSCarroll "I've been homesick for countries I've never seen, and longed to be where I couldn't be." John Cheever
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Good Morning everyone!! Art is the triumph over chaos. ~John Cheever
@laurenluna | November 13, 2009 12:13 PM -
JSCarroll RT @JSCarroll "I've been homesick for countries I've never seen, and longed to be where I couldn't be." John Cheever <- me too
@ChefShonna | November 13, 2009 09:44 AM -
"I've been homesick for countries I've never seen, and longed to be where I couldn't be." John Cheever (via @JSCarroll)
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View All John Cheever Questions (309) | Ask a QuestionDoes anybody know where I can buy John Cheevers The Enormous Radio? (1 Answer)The entire text of the essay The Enormous Radio by John Cheever is online at http://web.sbu.edu/english/faculty/mjackson/CLAR110/cheever.htm read moreWho is the "Zimmerman" mentioned in John Lennon's song God 2000? (1 Answer)That would be Robert Allen Zimmerman also known as Bob Dylan http://www.mahalo.com/search?q=robert+zimmerman read more
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John Cheever was a Pulitzer Prize-winning short story writer and novelist who wrote primarily about the everyday lives of suburban men and women in and around the Northeastern United States. Cheever's nickname was the "American Chekhov" due to his ability to depict in somber tones the spiritual essence at the heart of modern day life.
Cheever was a frequent contributor to the New Yorker, and his most famous short stories include "The Five-Forty-Eight," "The Enormous Radio," and "The Swimmer." Cheever also wrote several novels, including Falconer and The Wapshot Chronicle.
Cheever suffered throughout his life from health problems brought on by his severe alcoholism, and after his death it was revealed that he was bisexual.
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Fast Facts:
- Born: May 27, 1912, in Quincy, Massachusetts
- Died: June 18, 1982 in Ossining, New York
- Won Pulitzer Prize for Fiction for The Short Stories of John Cheever in 1979
- Awarded National Medal for Literature in 1982
- Quit drinking in 1973 after almost dying of pulmonary edema
- Short story "The Swimmer" adapted into 1968 movie starring Burt Lancaster
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