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Cheever A Life

John Cheever spent much of his career impersonating a perfect suburban gentleman, the better to become one of the foremost chroniclers of postwar America. Written with unprecedented access to essential sources--including Cheever's massive journal, only a fraction of which has ever been published--Ba...

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Main Author: Bailey, Blake
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Language:English
Published: 2009.
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Summary:John Cheever spent much of his career impersonating a perfect suburban gentleman, the better to become one of the foremost chroniclers of postwar America. Written with unprecedented access to essential sources--including Cheever's massive journal, only a fraction of which has ever been published--Bailey's Cheever is a stunning example of the biographer's art and a brilliant tribute to an essential author. From the Trade Paperback edition.
Physical Description:1 online resource.
Format:Requires Adobe Digital Editions (file size: 8061 KB) or Amazon Kindle (file size: N/A KB) or OverDrive Read (file size: N/A KB).
ISBN:9780307271372
Author Notes:Blake Bailey is the editor of a two-volume edition of Cheever's work, published in 2009 by The Library of America. His last book, A Tragic Honesty, was a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award. He received a Guggenheim fellowship in 2005, and his articles and reviews have appeared in Slate, The New York Times, the New York Observer, and elsewhere. He lives in Virginia with his wife and daughter.

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