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Plot Summary. American writer John Cheever’s debut novel, The Wapshot Chronicle (1957), received the U.S. National Book Award for Fiction in 1958. Cheever followed this debut with a sequel entitled The Wapshot Scandal (1964). The Wapshot Chronicle is about the lives of an eccentric family living in a Massachusetts fishing village.
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The Wapshot Chronicle is divided into four parts: Part One presents a chronological history of the Wapshot family; Part Two alternates in focus from Leander to the misadventures of his sons;...
"The Wapshot Chronicle" is a novel that explores the lives of the eccentric Wapshot family, who live in a quaint New England village. The story primarily focuses on the experiences of Leander Wapshot, the patriarch, and his two sons, Moses and Coverly, as they navigate through life's challenges.
Characters Discussed. PDF Cite. Moses Wapshot, the handsome, promising elder son of Leander and Sarah Wapshot. His quasi-idyllic life in St. Botolphs, a formerly prosperous...
Perennial. Paperback. 368 pages. June 2003. As any avid reader knows there is a plethora of books on the subject of growing up and becoming an adult. So what makes The Wapshot Chronicle a singular work, one worthy of the National Book Award it won in 1958? The short answer is its author, John Cheever.
NATIONAL BOOK AWARD WINNER – John Cheever’s classic novel about one eccentric New England family. The Wapshots have called the quintessential Massachusetts fishing village of St. Botolphs home for eons, but now it is time for the next generation–brothers Moses and Coverly–to go out and see the world.
