{"product_id":"when-all-the-men-wore-hats-susan-cheever-on-the-stories-of-john-cheever-hardcover","title":"When All the Men Wore Hats: Susan Cheever on the Stories of John Cheever - Hardcover","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\u003eSusan Cheever\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA sympathetic and illuminating account of the stories of John Cheever, and the intersecting life and work of the legendary writer John Cheever, as told by his eldest daughter.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Stories of John Cheever\u003c\/i\u003e, published in 1978, brought together some of the finest short fiction ever written. The collection was honored with the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award, and it would go on to sell millions of copies and to define the American short story and shape generations of writers. Cheever's chronicles of modern life both emerged from a distinctly American culture and also created it--inspiring everything from \u003ci\u003eMad Men\u003c\/i\u003e to a Raymond Carver story, from rock songs to a Seinfeld episode.\u003cbr\u003eGrowing up, Susan Cheever, John Cheever's eldest child and only daughter, read what he read, heard what he heard, bantered and gossiped with him and her brothers and mother at the dinner table, and later watched her father type on the cheap yellow paper he favored. A daughter much like Susan appears in many of Cheever's stories and a family much like theirs is at the center of his writing. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eWhen All the Men Wore Hats\u003c\/i\u003e, Susan Cheever looks back on her father's work and seeks to understand the connections between art and life. How did a bit of local gossip, a slice of Greek myth, and a new translation of Madame Bovary somehow become a brilliant gem like \"The Country Husband\" or \"The Swimmer\"? In her 1984 book \u003ci\u003eHome Before Dark\u003c\/i\u003e, published two years after her father's death, Cheever wrote movingly about her father and the secrets he kept, but here, years later, she tells the story of the remarkable stories themselves, six of which appear in full in the book's appendix.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSusan Cheever\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of many books on American history, the most recent of which is \u003ci\u003eDrinking in America: Our Secret History\u003c\/i\u003e, published in 2015. She is also the author of numerous novels; \u003ci\u003eMy Name Is Bill: Bill Wilson--His Life\u003c\/i\u003e and the \u003ci\u003eCreation of Alcoholics Anonymous\u003c\/i\u003e, a biography of the Alcoholics Anonymous cofounder Bill Wilson; and \u003ci\u003eHome Before Dark\u003c\/i\u003e, a memoir about her father, John Cheever. She teaches at Bennington College and the New School in their MFA programs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 400\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.31 x 8.45 x 5.76 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 28, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51987366904109,"sku":"9780374600990","price":28.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/mKL_pcXUP89780374600990.webp?v=1776178294","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/when-all-the-men-wore-hats-susan-cheever-on-the-stories-of-john-cheever-hardcover","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}