John Cheever

The Stories of John Cheever

John Cheever

• 1981 NBA–Fiction winner
• 1979 Pulitzer–fiction winner
• 1978 NBCC–Fiction winner
• Score: 30.31

Here are sixty-one stories that chronicle the lives of what has been called “the greatest generation.” From the early wonder and disillusionment of city life in “The Enormous Radio” to the surprising discoveries and common mysteries of suburbia in “The Housebreaker of Shady Hill” and “The Swimmer,” Cheever tells us everything we need to know about “the pain and sweetness of life.”

Falconer

John Cheever

• 1977 NBCC–Fiction finalist
• Score: 6.27

In a nightmarish prison a convict named Farragut struggles to remain a man. Out of Farragut’s suffering and astonishing salvation, Cheever crafted his most powerful work of fiction.