In “When All the Men Wore Hats,” Susan Cheever considers her father as a writer and a role model, recounting the stories behind his celebrated stories. By Alexandra Jacobs It’s not quite #MeToo, but a ...

Enter John Cheever, whose short stories were by turns affectionate, funny, and critical portraits of a group that has since receded from public consciousness. Today, we can’t seem to decide if the ...

I conducted a long series of structured intensive research interviews with John Cheever, the author of five novels, more than 300 stories, and winner of both the National Book Award for The Wapshot ...

On Home Before Dark : A Personal Memoir of John Cheever by His Daughter, by Susan Cheever. But I was also angered by the piece. There was, first of all, the question of propriety. I am aware of how ...

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John Cheever wrote more than 300 short stories and five novels. Known primarily as a modern master of the short story, he composed fantasies and satirical social commentaries about the people and life ...

This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. Twenty-seven years after his death, John Cheever is everywhere, due ...