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John William Cheever est un écrivain américain. Il est surtout renommé pour ses nouvelles. Il en a écrit plus de deux cent. Le recueil "The stories of John Cheever" (1978) a obtenu le Prix Pulitzer de la Fiction en 1979. L'œuvre de Cheever compte aussi cinq romans, dont "The Wapshot Chronicle" (1957), lauréat du National Book Award en 1958.
John Cheever (Quincy, 27 mei 1912 - Ossining, 18 juni 1982) was een Amerikaans auteur. Net als John Updike en Richard Yates wist Cheever de achterkant van de Amerikaanse droom te tonen in korte verhalen, die vanaf de jaren 50 in tijdschriften als The New Yorker verschenen.
John Cheever was an eminent twentieth century American literature writer, noted for his prolific novels and short stories. He is often referred to as “the Chekhov of the suburbs” for his focus on suburbs. Majority of his work foregrounds the suburbs of Manhattan, Massachusetts, New England and Italy.
John Cheever 1912 - 1982 John Cheever, whose poised, elegant prose established him as one of America's finest storytellers, died yesterday at his home in Ossining, N.Y. He was 70 ...
Many of the stories collected in this volume (including "The Swimmer," Cheever's most anthologized opus) were initially published by The New Yorker, which routinely showcased Cheever's work from 1947 to 1964.Selections may be accessed below via the magazine's online archive. "Percy" (September 14, 1968) "Another Story" (February 25, 1967) "The Ocean" (August 1, 1964)
John Cheever (May 27, 1912 – June 18, 1982) was an American novelist and short story writer, sometimes called "the Chekhov of the suburbs." His fiction is mostly set in the Upper East Side of Manhattan, the Westchester suburbs, and old New England villages based on various South Shore towns around Quincy, Massachusetts, where he was born.
19 de jun. de 1982 · John Cheever, whose poised, elegant prose established him as one of America's finest storytellers, died yesterday at his home in Ossining, N.Y. He was 70 years old and had been afflicted with ...
