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Bookmark or Share- John Cheever - WikipediaJohn 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". [1] [2] His fiction is mostly set in the Upper East Side of Manhattan ; the Westchester suburbs; old New England villages based on various South Shore towns around Quincy, Massachusetts ...
- John Cheever | Encyclopedia.comJohn Cheever >John Cheever (1912-1982) was an American writer known for his keen, often >critical, view of the American middle class. Known primarily for his short >stories, his attention to detail and careful writing found the extraordinary >in the ordinary.
- On Learning to Appreciate John Cheever's Stories : NPRThe California-based novelist T.C. Boyle originally thought John Cheever's short stories were "antiquated," when he read them as a young writer. He soon realized how wrong he was, growing to...
- Revisiting John Cheever's Suburban Unrest : NPRTwenty-seven years after his death, the life and work of writer John Cheever are once again in the spotlight. The award-winning author is the subject of a thick new biography — Cheever: A...
- John Cheever | Biography, Books, & Facts | BritannicaJohn Cheever (born May 27, 1912, Quincy, Massachusetts, U.S.—died June 18, 1982, Ossining, New York) was an American short-story writer and novelist whose work describes, often through fantasy and ironic comedy, the life, manners, and morals of middle-class suburban America.
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