The Stories of John Cheever

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This Pulitzer Prize-winning collection features 61 stories that chronicle the lives of what has been called "the greatest generation." "Profound and daring . . . some of the most wonderful stories any American has written."--"The Boston Globe."
NATIONAL BESTSELLER
Winner of the Pulitzer Prize
Winner of the National Book Award When The Stories of John Cheever was originally published, it became an immediate national bestseller and won the Pulitzer Prize. In the years since, it has become a classic. Vintage Books is proud to reintroduce this magnificent collection. Here are sixty-one stories that chronicle the lives of what has been called "the greatest generation." From the early wonder and disillusionment of city life in "The Enormous Radio" to the surprising discoveries and common mysteries of suburbia in "The Housebreaker of Shady Hill" and "The Swimmer," Cheever tells us everything we need to know about "the pain and sweetness of life."

Despre autor

John Cheever

romancier și prozator american (1912-1982)

John William Cheever a fost un scriitor american de povestiri și romancier. Uneori este numit „Chekhov al suburbiilor”. Opera sa literară se desfășoară în mare parte în Upper East Side din Manhattan, în suburbiile Westchester, în vechile sate din New England bazate pe diverse orașe din South Shore din jurul Quincy, Massachusetts, unde s-a născut, și în Italia, în special în Roma.