{"product_id":"letters-of-john-cheever-paperback","title":"Letters of John Cheever - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJohn Cheever\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eBenjamin Cheever\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- A revealing self-portrait: In addition to his novels and short stories, John Cheever wrote a prodigious number of letters--sometimes thirty in a week. In \u003ci\u003eThe Letters of John Cheever\u003c\/i\u003e, edited and annotated by his son Benjamin, Cheever reveals his most private thoughts to friends, famous writers, family, and lovers--all of whom he encouraged to discard what he wrote. \"Saving letters is like trying to preserve a kiss,\" he said. As a result, these letters form a story that is even more candid than his journals, and as vivid and human as any he ever invented.. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e- An intriguing literary icon: Cheever, a complex and contradictory man, \"was an adulterer who wrote eloquently in praise of monogamy ... a bisexual who detested any sign of sexual ambiguity.\" Cheever was a stranger to those closest to him and presented to the world what he thought it wanted to see. These letters display the stark contrast between his ambitions and weaknesses, while tracing his evolution as an artist. .\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eJohn Cheever, novelist, short-story writer, and winner of the National Book Award and the Pulitzer Prize, was \"an American master\" (T\u003ci\u003ehe Boston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e). He was also a prolofic writer of letters, sending as many as thirty in a week. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBenjamin Cheever, the author of four novels and two works of nonfiction, has also been a newspaper reporter and an editor at \u003ci\u003eReader's Digest\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in Pleasantville, New York, with his wife and sons.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 400\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 9 x 6.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 21, 2009\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51984048652589,"sku":"9781439164648","price":24.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/Z0JGK21TVWZ1bXBZWG82QXpic1FLUT09.webp?v=1776081603","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/letters-of-john-cheever-paperback","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}