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From the acclaimed author of "A Tragic Honesty: The Life and Work of Richard Yates" comes the unforgettable life of John Cheever, one of the foremost chroniclers of postwar America.
John Cheever was a peerless writer who, on his death in 1982, left some of the best short stories of the 20th century and a number of highly acclaimed novels. This biography reveals - behind the disguises with which he faced the world - a troubled but strangely lovable man, and a writer of timeless fiction. ... from the British hardback edition
John Cheever was one of the foremost chroniclers of post-war America, a peerless writer who on his death in 1982 left some of the best short stories of the twentieth century, a number of highly acclaimed novels, and a private journal that runs to an astonishing four million words. This title presents an account of Cheever's life. ... from the British paperback edition
From the acclaimed author of "A Tragic Honesty: The Life and Work of Richard Yates" comes the unforgettable life of John Cheever, a man who became one of the foremost chroniclers of postwar America. ... from the American paperback edition
In this luminous biography, Blake Bailey shows us the conflicted soul of a writer of timeless fiction. Though Cheevers groundbreaking work would earn him fame, it never wholly offset his anxieties and desperate loneliness. ... from the American analog audio cassette edition
In this luminous biography, Blake Bailey shows us the conflicted soul of a writer of timeless fiction. Though Cheevers groundbreaking work would earn him fame, it never wholly offset his anxieties and desperate loneliness. ... from the American compact disc edition
In this luminous biography, Blake Bailey shows us the conflicted soul of a writer of timeless fiction. Though Cheevers groundbreaking work would earn him fame, it never wholly offset his anxieties and desperate loneliness. ... from the American mp3 cd edition
In this luminous biography, Blake Bailey shows us the conflicted soul of a writer of timeless fiction. Though Cheevers groundbreaking work would earn him fame, it never wholly offset his anxieties and desperate loneliness. ... from the American analog audio cassette edition
This landmark volume combines the entire Pulitzer Prize-winning collection, "The Stories of John Cheever," with seven selections from Cheever's first book, "The Way Some People Live." ... from the American hardcover edition
The Library of America presents this definitive collection of Cheever's novels: "The Wapshot Chronicle, The Wapshot Scandal, Bullet Park, Falconer," and "Oh What a Paradise It Seems." ... from the American hardcover edition
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  The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet
David Mitchell
Set in Japan in the early 19th-century, The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet is part historical fiction, part mystery/thriller, and part swashbuckler. That the author, David Mitchell, can pull all this together is a tribute to his... [ Read full review ] |
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