The Letters of John Cheever

Cheever, Benjamin (Editor)/ Cheever, John

ISBN 10: 1439164649 / ISBN 13: 9781439164648

Published by Simon & Schuster, 2009

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448 pages. 9.50x6.25x1.00 inches. In Stock.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Letters of John Cheever
• Publisher: Simon & Schuster
• Publication Date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1439164649
• ISBN 13: 9781439164648
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Brand New
• Weight: 0.48 kilograms

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Synopsis

• A revealing self-portrait: In addition to his novels and short stories, John Cheever wrote a prodigious number of letters—sometimes thirty in a week. In The Letters of John Cheever , edited and annotated by his son Benjamin, Cheever reveals his most private thoughts to friends, famous writers, family, and lovers—all of whom he encouraged to discard what he wrote. “Saving letters is like trying to preserve a kiss,” he said. As a result, these letters form a story that is even more candid than his journals, and as vivid and human as any he ever invented..

• An intriguing literary icon: Cheever, a complex and contradictory man, “was an adulterer who wrote eloquently in praise of monogamy … a bisexual who detested any sign of sexual ambiguity.” Cheever was a stranger to those closest to him and presented to the world what he thought it wanted to see. These letters display the stark contrast between his ambitions and weaknesses, while tracing his evolution as an artist. .

About the Author

John Cheever, novelist, short-story writer, and winner of the National Book Award and the Pulitzer Prize, was "an American master" (The Boston Globe). He was also a prolofic writer of letters, sending as many as thirty in a week.

Benjamin Cheever, the author of four novels and two works of nonfiction, has also been a newspaper reporter and an editor at Reader's Digest. He lives in Pleasantville, New York, with his wife and sons.