Author

John Cheever

6 award wins, 1 nomination across 4 books.

John William Cheever (May 27, 1912 – June 18, 1982) was an American short story writer and novelist. He is sometimes called "the Chekhov of the suburbs". His fiction is mostly set on the Upper East Side of Manhattan; the Westchester suburbs; old New England villages based on various South Shore towns around Quincy, Massachusetts, where he was born; and Italy, especially Rome.

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Falconer

1 Nomination

211 pages

Tells the story of a man, his crime and punishment, and his struggle to remain a man in a world bent on beating him back into childhood.

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The Stories of John Cheever

4 Awards Won

693 pages

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The Wapshot Chronicle

1 Award Won
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Awards & Nominations
National Book Award
1958
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The Wapshot Scandal

1 Award Won
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