This collection of letters by John Cheever, a novelist and short story writer, is edited by his son. He was winner of the National Book award and the Pulitzer Prize and was a prolific letter writer who addressed every aspect and period of his life in his correspondence. He wrote about his days as an aspiring writer to the years following the success of "The Stories of John Cheever", as well as his feelings about others' work, his bisexuality and successful battle with alcoholism. Among his correspondents were Saul Bellow, ...
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This collection of letters by John Cheever, a novelist and short story writer, is edited by his son. He was winner of the National Book award and the Pulitzer Prize and was a prolific letter writer who addressed every aspect and period of his life in his correspondence. He wrote about his days as an aspiring writer to the years following the success of "The Stories of John Cheever", as well as his feelings about others' work, his bisexuality and successful battle with alcoholism. Among his correspondents were Saul Bellow, Malcolm Cowley, William Maxwell, John Updike, Robert Penn Warren and Philip Wroth and some of the most important people in his own life. Benjamin Cheever's last novel was "Falconer".
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Used-Very Good. VG hardback in Good dustjacket. Dust jacket a little worn at bottom edge of front panel with short tear (no loss). Edited by Benjamin Cheever.
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Like New. Fine/Near Fine DJ, 1989 UK 1st edition, dustjacket has very light shelfwear, light spotting to silver lettering on cover, in new Mylar with price intact, no markings found, not a remainder, sound binding & firm corners, a nice copy.
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Very Good in Very Good, Not Price Clipped jacket. Book Some edge wear to boards and dust jacket; otherwise a solid, clean copy with no marking or underlining; collectible condition.
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0224026895. Hardcover; New York: ; Jonathan Cape; 1989; A 1st Edition; 1.2 x 8.9 x 5.8 Inches; Near Fine in a near fine dust jacket; 8.90 X 5.80 X 1.20 inches.
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New. Hardcover New Ships From Canada New in new dust jacket 397 p: facsims; 23 cm Includes Facsimiles From Publishers Weekly John Cheever's letters aren't great literaturethey weren't meant to bebut his unmistakable voice comes through on every page Bristling with his sardonic wit and "'"rock-bottom irritability, "'" they reveal a man of dark contradictions: an ardent heterosexual in public, Cheever despised his own secret bisexuality; he scorned the upper-middle class but desperately needed its approval Letters track a romantic affair with actress Hope Lange, a competitive friendship with John Updike and dialogues with Saul Bellow, Josephine Herbst, Malcolm Cowley, Frederick Exley and Philip Roth In the late 1960s, Cheever's merry, heavy-drinking attitude swiftly turned into family tragedy Benjamin Cheever, the novelist's son, interweaves affectionate commentaries with the letters, telling what it was like to be reared by a famous writer who was an alcoholic In the most affecting letters, ev.