ISBN: 0595211380

[SR: 5880281], Paperback, [EAN: 9780595211388], iUniverse, iUniverse, Book, [PU: iUniverse], iUniverse, ¡­a biography of great immediacy¡­there are many sections of great poignancy, many … Mehr…

[SR: 5880281], Paperback, [EAN: 9780595211388], iUniverse, iUniverse, Book, [PU: iUniverse], iUniverse, ¡­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. ¡ª 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. ¡ª Dan Cryer, Newsday¡°A coup of investigative reporting¡­¡± ¡ª 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. ¡ª Jean Graham, New York Daily News¡°John Cheever: A Biography¡± by Scott Donaldson is as readable and ¡°unputdownable¡± as any thriller¡­ ¡ª T. Coraghessan BoyleA revelation¡­What a triumph. ¡ª Frederick ExleyDonaldson has set a high standard that other biographers will find difficult to equal. ¡ª John Blades, Chicago Tribune, 2330, Authors, 2327, Arts & Literature, 2, Biographies & Memoirs, 1000, Subjects, 283155, Books, 10225, Movements & Periods, 10159346011, Ancient & Classical, 10227, Arthurian Romance, 10229, Beat Generation, 10159350011, Feminist, 10243, Gothic & Romantic, 10175, LGBT, 10233, Medieval, 11764668011, Modern, 10236, Modernism, 10238, Postmodernism, 10240, Renaissance, 10159354011, Shakespeare, 10245, Surrealism, 489654, Victorian, 10204, History & Criticism, 17, Literature & Fiction, 1000, Subjects, 283155, Books, 20, Parenting & Relationships, 11350, Adoption, 11352, Aging Parents, 10166921011, Babysitting, Day Care & Child Care, 11365, Family Activities, 11367, Family Health, 11370, Family Relationships, 68181, Fertility, 761128, Humor, 4734, Marriage & Adult Relationships, 11401, Parenting, 4676, Pregnancy & Childbirth, 11434, Reference, 11436, Special Needs, 1000, Subjects, 283155, Books, 468236, Literature, 491406, American Literature, 491394, Creative Writing & Composition, 491408, English Literature, 491404, Literary Theory, 684272011, World Literature, 468206, Humanities, 465600, New, Used & Rental Textbooks, 2349030011, Specialty Boutique, 283155, Books<