The Letters Of John Cheever - Couverture souple

Cheever, John; Cheever, Benjamin Hale

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0099748401 ISBN 13 : 9780099748403

Editeur : Vintage, 1992

Synopsis

Edited by his son, this is a collection of the letters of the American novelist and short-story writer, John Cheever, a winner of the National Book Award and Pulitzer Prize. It includes correspondence with contemporaries such as Saul Bellow, Malcolm Cowley, John Updike and Philip Roth, and addresses all periods and many aspects of Cheever's life, from his days as a young aspiring writer to the years following the success of "The Stories of John Cheever", his bisexuality and his successful battle with alcoholism.

A propos du livre

Revue de presse

"He lies, in American writing, somewhere between Scott Fitzgerald and John Updike" (Malcolm Bradbury)

"The master of the short story was also the master of the short letter" (Sunday Times)

"I enjoyed The Letters of John Cheever enormously... Cheever shone in his three-paragraph masterpieces about temperamental plumbing, pets, and the loneliness of the short story-writer" (Zoe Heller)

"Cheever's work - a succession of brilliant short stories for the New Yorker and four novels - depends on an edgy eye for detail and a compulsive narrative personality" (Independent)

"John's letters and Benjamin's commentary makes a special kind of dialogue that touches and haunts, both in what is said and what is kept silent" (Los Angeles Times)

Quatrième de couverture

WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY JAY MCINERNEY

EDITED BY BENJAMIN CHEEVER

'He lies, in American writing, somewhere between Scott Fitzgerald and John Updike' Malcolm Bradbury

John Cheever's letters offer a tantalising glimpse into the life of a writer. They include correspondence with his contemporaries, such as Philip Roth, John Updike and Saul Bellow, his days as a young, aspiring writer and his battles with bisexuality and alcoholism. In this collection, edited by his son Benjamin Cheever, we see how his private correspondence was as extraordinary as his published works.

'The master of the short story was also the master of the short letter' Sunday Times

See also: The Wapshot Chronicle

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Vintage
• Date d'édition: 1992
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0099748401
• ISBN 13: 9780099748403
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 400
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible