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John Cheever

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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)

John Cheever (born May 27, 1912, Quincy, Massachusetts, U.S.—died June 18, 1982, Ossining, New York) was an American short-story writer and novelist whose work describes, often through fantasy and ironic comedy, the life, manners, and morals of middle-class suburban America. Cheever has been called “the Chekhov of the suburbs” for his ability to capture the drama and sadness of the lives of his characters by revealing the undercurrents of apparently insignificant events. Known as a moralist, he judges his characters from the standpoint of traditional morality. Cheever himself was born into a middle-class family, his father being employed in the ...(100 of 554 words)

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