The Stories Of John Cheever Part 1 Of 2

Part One Of Two Parts Cheever captures a long-lost world when the city of New York was still filled with river-light, when Benny Goodman was king of the air. Everyone wore a hat and nearly everyone chainsmoked. Getting stoned was what you did at cocktail parties. Europe meant ship travel. Love and happiness were elusive and nostalgic, and the gods were ancient, not fresh-cut. Here are 61 magnificent stories, bringing together everything from five earlier collections as well as four major stories that have never been published in book form. "Wonderful stories. For more than 30 years, John Cheever celebrated the deepest feelings we have, and did it with unequaled grace and tenderness." (B-O-T Editorial Review Board)