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John William Cheever (May 27, 1912 – June 18, 1982) was an American short story writer and novelist. He is sometimes called "the Chekhov of the suburbs". His fiction is mostly set in the Upper East Side of Manhattan; the Westchester suburbs; old New England villages based on various South Shore towns around Quincy, Massachusetts, where he was born; and Italy, especially Rome.
- 1935–1982
- Symbolism
- Short story, fiction
Oct 17, 2009 · John Cheever died in 1982, at the height of his fame as the bestselling, Pulitzer prize-winning author of five novels and some of the most brilliant short stories ever published.
Article History. John Cheever. Category: Arts & Culture. Born: May 27, 1912, Quincy, Massachusetts, U.S. Died: June 18, 1982, Ossining, New York (aged 70) Awards And Honors: Pulitzer Prize. National Book Award (1958) Notable Works: “Falconer” “The Enormous Radio” “The Swimmer” “The Wapshot Chronicle”
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Born: May 27, 1912. Quincy, Massachusetts. Died: June 18, 1982. Ossining, New York. American writer and author. American writer John Cheever is best known for his keen, often critical, view of the American middle class.
John Cheever, whose poised, elegant prose established him as one of America's finest storytellers, died yesterday at his home in Ossining, N.Y. He was 70 years old and had been afflicted with...
Mar 24, 2009 · Twenty-seven years after his death, the life and work of John Cheever are in the spotlight again. A new biography chronicles Cheever's chameleon-like evolution, and moves beyond his...
In 1979, he won Pulitzer Prize for Fiction for his collection of short stories, The Stories of John Cheever. John Cheever died of cancer on June 18, 1982 and the same year he published his last novel What a Paradise It Seems to favorable response.
