The Wapshot Chronicle - Couverture souple

Cheever J

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0679738991 ISBN 13 : 9780679738992

Editeur : Vintage Books, 1992

Synopsis

Book by Cheever John

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

When The Wapshot Chronicle was published in 1957, John Cheever was already recognized as a writer of superb short stories. But The Wapshot Chronicle, which won the 1958 National Book Award, established him as a major novelist.

Based in part on Cheever’s adolescence in New England, the novel follows the destinies of the impecunious and wildly eccentric Wapshots of St. Botolphs, a quintessential Massachusetts fishing village. Here are the stories of Captain Leander Wapshot, venerable sea dog and would-be suicide; of his licentious older son, Moses; and of Moses’ adoring and errant younger brother, Coverly. Tragic and funny, ribald and splendidly picaresque, The Wapshot Chronicle is a family narrative in the tradition of Trollope, Dickens, and Henry James.

Quatrième de couverture

'Cheever's debut novel is skittish, mercurial and ringing with life' Guardian

Meet the Wapshots of St Botolphs. There is Captain Leander Wapshot, venerable sea-dog and would-be suicide; his licentious older son, Moses; and Moses's adoring and errant younger brother, Coverly. Tragic and funny, ribald and splendidly picaresque, and partly based on Cheever's adolescence in New England , The Wapshot Chronicle is a family narrative in the finest traditions of Trollope, Dickens, and Henry James.

See Also: The Wapshot Scandal

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Vintage Books
• Date d'édition: 1992
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0679738991
• ISBN 13: 9780679738992
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 307
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible