Title:
- Conversations With John Cheever
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| # | Date | Publisher | Binding | Cover |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1987-00-00 | University Press of Mississippi |  |
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- Blurb:
- Edited by Scott Donaldson For those admirers of Cheever who would have been elated at the chance to converse with him about his art, this book is gratifying. Surely, in these twenty eight interviews, questions are asked to which an admirer yearns for an answer. Granted some questions are echoed throughout various interviews -- how much of Cheever"s fiction is autobiography, for instance -- a tendency the book"s compiler mentions. Still, a lot of information about the writer"s life, opinions, and working habits is presented. What follows is merely a smattering of information from this treasure trove. Cheever liked to select a different room in his house in which to write each story. Many of his short stories were drafted in three days. Usually, at the publication of one of his books, he fled to Europe to avoid interviews, a habit he discarded later in his career. He was fond of Labrador Retrievers and owned several of the breed. Anyone wishing to discover the intimate details about the renowned American"s life would do well to own this source.