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John Cheever spent much of his career impersonating a perfect suburban gentleman, the better to become one of the foremost chroniclers of postwar America. Written with unprecedented access to essential sources—including Cheever’s massive journal, only a fraction of which has ever been published—Bailey’s Cheever is a stunning example of the biographer’s art and a brilliant tribute to an essential author.
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Cheever - a Life, Blake Bailey
- Language
- Released
- 2009
- Binding
- (Hardcover)
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- Title
- Cheever - a Life
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Blake Bailey
- Publisher
- Alfred A. Knopf
- Released
- 2009
- Format
- Hardcover
- Pages
- 770
- ISBN10
- 1400043948
- ISBN13
- 9781400043941
- Series
- Rating
- 4.15 out of 5
- Description
- John Cheever spent much of his career impersonating a perfect suburban gentleman, the better to become one of the foremost chroniclers of postwar America. Written with unprecedented access to essential sources—including Cheever’s massive journal, only a fraction of which has ever been published—Bailey’s Cheever is a stunning example of the biographer’s art and a brilliant tribute to an essential author.