The Letters of John Cheever - Couverture rigide

Cheever, John

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0224026895 ISBN 13 : 9780224026895

Editeur : Jonathan Cape, 1989

Synopsis

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".

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: Jonathan Cape
• Date d'édition: 1989
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0224026895
• ISBN 13: 9780224026895
• Reliure: Relié
• Numéro d'édition: 1
• Nombre de pages: 397
• Éditeur: Cheever Benjamin
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible