John Cheever

A Biography

Biography & Memoir, Literary, Fiction & Literature, Literary Theory & Criticism, Nonfiction, Family & Relationships
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Author: Scott Donaldson ISBN: 9781504029957
Publisher: Open Road Distribution Publication: June 28, 2016
Imprint: Open Road Distribution Language: English
Author: Scott Donaldson
ISBN: 9781504029957
Publisher: Open Road Distribution
Publication: June 28, 2016
Imprint: Open Road Distribution
Language: English

“A biography of great immediacy. . . . There are many sections of great poignancy, many funny things, many of electric intimacy and candor . . . there is spellbinding power, never more so than in describing Cheever’s death, pages that are both terrible and deeply moving; one is losing an old, beloved friend.” —James Salter, Los Angeles Times Book Review
 
John Cheever: A Biography is clearly an indispensable book. Donaldson moves gracefully from the personal to the literary. . . . Solidly researched and entirely readable, admiring of the writer and knowing about the man. Stuffed with fascinating anecdotes. It’s a gut-wrenching story. Donaldson tells it straight, without embellishment, and our attention never strays.” —Dan Cryer, Newsday
 
“A coup of investigative reporting.” —Publishers Weekly
 
“Both erudite and earthly. What emerges is a rich tapestry that gives the reader extraordinary insight into the workings of a master storyteller’s mind.” —Jean Graham, New York Daily News
 
John Cheever: A Biography by Scott Donaldson is as readable and ‘unputdownable’ as any thriller.” —T. Coraghessan Boyle
 
“A revelation. What a triumph.” —Frederick Exley
 
“Donaldson has set a high standard that other biographers will find difficult to equal.” —John Blades, Chicago Tribune
 

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“A biography of great immediacy. . . . There are many sections of great poignancy, many funny things, many of electric intimacy and candor . . . there is spellbinding power, never more so than in describing Cheever’s death, pages that are both terrible and deeply moving; one is losing an old, beloved friend.” —James Salter, Los Angeles Times Book Review
 
John Cheever: A Biography is clearly an indispensable book. Donaldson moves gracefully from the personal to the literary. . . . Solidly researched and entirely readable, admiring of the writer and knowing about the man. Stuffed with fascinating anecdotes. It’s a gut-wrenching story. Donaldson tells it straight, without embellishment, and our attention never strays.” —Dan Cryer, Newsday
 
“A coup of investigative reporting.” —Publishers Weekly
 
“Both erudite and earthly. What emerges is a rich tapestry that gives the reader extraordinary insight into the workings of a master storyteller’s mind.” —Jean Graham, New York Daily News
 
John Cheever: A Biography by Scott Donaldson is as readable and ‘unputdownable’ as any thriller.” —T. Coraghessan Boyle
 
“A revelation. What a triumph.” —Frederick Exley
 
“Donaldson has set a high standard that other biographers will find difficult to equal.” —John Blades, Chicago Tribune
 

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