The Stories Of John Cheever
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Condition: Very Good. Jacket: in good condition; clipped. Page Condition: Good. Markings: No markings visible. Binding: Firm and intact. No stickers or labels visible.
A landmark of American literature, The Stories of John Cheever gathers sixty-one short stories written over four decades, presenting a sweeping portrait of mid-twentieth-century suburban and urban life in the United States. With razor-sharp wit and profound psychological insight, Cheever chronicles the quiet desperation, longing, and dark undercurrents that run beneath the polished surfaces of seemingly ordinary lives. His characters — commuters, housewives, executives, and exiles — inhabit a world of cocktail parties and manicured lawns, yet are haunted by a persistent sense of loss and displacement. The collection won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction and the National Book Critics Circle Award in 1979, cementing Cheever's reputation as one of the great American storytellers. Masterfully crafted and endlessly resonant, these stories illustrate the universal tensions between aspiration and reality, belonging and alienation, with an elegance that has endured for generations.
Author: John Cheever
Format: Hardback
Published: 1979, Cape
Genre: Anthology
Condition remarks:
Condition: Very Good. Jacket: in good condition; clipped. Page Condition: Good. Markings: No markings visible. Binding: Firm and intact. No stickers or labels visible.
A landmark of American literature, The Stories of John Cheever gathers sixty-one short stories written over four decades, presenting a sweeping portrait of mid-twentieth-century suburban and urban life in the United States. With razor-sharp wit and profound psychological insight, Cheever chronicles the quiet desperation, longing, and dark undercurrents that run beneath the polished surfaces of seemingly ordinary lives. His characters — commuters, housewives, executives, and exiles — inhabit a world of cocktail parties and manicured lawns, yet are haunted by a persistent sense of loss and displacement. The collection won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction and the National Book Critics Circle Award in 1979, cementing Cheever's reputation as one of the great American storytellers. Masterfully crafted and endlessly resonant, these stories illustrate the universal tensions between aspiration and reality, belonging and alienation, with an elegance that has endured for generations.