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This luminous biography reveals, for the first time, the full and unforgettable life of a writer of timeless fiction. Drawing on unprecedented access to essential sources, Blake Bailey shows us a soul in conflict: a high-school dropout who published his first story at eighteen; a proud Yankee who flaunted his lineage while deploring the provincialism of his Quincy, Massachusetts, family circle; a pioneer of suburban-realist fiction who continually pushed the boundaries of realism; a dire alcoholic who recovered to write the great novel Falconer; a secret bisexual who struggled with a revolving door of self-loathing and hedonism. Concealing his anxieties behind the mask of the genial Westchester squire, Cheever earned fame and glamorous company with his groundbreaking work, yet the joy of creation could never wholly offset his desperate loneliness.
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Summary
Summary
Winner of the 2009 National Book Critics Circle Award for Biography
Winner of the 2010 Parkman Prize
A 2009 AudioFile Best Audiobook of the Year for Biography
A 2010 Pulitzer Prize Finalist for Biography/Autobiography
One of the 2009 New York Times Book Review 100 Notable Books for Nonfiction
A 2009 Time Magazine Best Book for Nonfiction
A 2009 San Francisco Chronicle Best Book for Nonfiction
A 2009 Amazon Top 100 Book
A 2009 Oregonian Top 10 Book
A 2009 iTunes Best Nonfiction Pick
A 2009 Publishers Weekly Top 10 Book
A Booklist Editors’ Choice of 2009
A 2009 Booklist Top of the List Pick
Winner of the AudioFile Earphones Award
This luminous biography reveals, for the first time, the full and unforgettable life of a writer of timeless fiction. Drawing on unprecedented access to essential sources, Blake Bailey shows us a soul in conflict: a high-school dropout who published his first story at eighteen; a proud Yankee who flaunted his lineage while deploring the provincialism of his Quincy, Massachusetts, family circle; a pioneer of suburban-realist fiction who continually pushed the boundaries of realism; a dire alcoholic who recovered to write the great novel Falconer; a secret bisexual who struggled with a revolving door of self-loathing and hedonism. Concealing his anxieties behind the mask of the genial Westchester squire, Cheever earned fame and glamorous company with his groundbreaking work, yet the joy of creation could never wholly offset his desperate loneliness.
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Available Formats : | Digital Download, Digital Rental, CD, MP3 CD |
Category: | Nonfiction/Biography & Autobiography |
Runtime: | 27.96 |
Audience: | Adult |
Language: | English |
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