Author

Publication

1984 - Houghton Mifflin, Boston, Massachusetts

Language

English

Word Count

60,750 words, Guess

Page Count

243 pages

Identifiers

and 2 more
  • LibraryThing70334
  • Goodreads1843283

Classifications

  • DDC813/.52
  • LCCPS3505.H6428 Z59 1984
  • DDCB

Description

It's a while since I read it but it remains one of my favourite books. Cheever, himself, is a most wonderful writer and his daughter provides a sensitive and beautiful portrait of a deeply troubled man, if one can find beauty in ugliness. This is eminently preferable to the later publications pumped out by the Cheever children. My copy is s classic and elegant in ots attention to traditional publishing that it remains an inspiration to book designers I work with, and I buy every copy I can find just so that I have enough to give away to special readers. Susan Cheever write beautifully but if you want the whole experience, read Cheever in the original. The Wapshot series will have you gasping at the beauty of the writing, smiling and laughing out loud. The short stories are exemplary in their art.

Description

John Cheever's daughter, Susan, has used his journals, letters and her memories to tell the story of one of America's foremost writers.

Subjects

Other Editions

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