“My God, the suburbs! They encircled the city's boundaries like enemy territory and we thought of them as a loss of privacy, a cesspool of conformity and a life of indescribable dreariness in some split-level village where the place name appeared in the New York Times only when some bored housewife blew off her head with a shotgun.”
Quote by John Cheever
Work
John Cheever: Collected Stories and Other Writings
This volume includes a selection of John Cheever's short stories, which are celebrated for their intricate character development and insightful portrayals of American life. It also encompasses other writings by the author, providing a broader view of his literary contributions. more
Author
John Cheever
John Cheever was an American novelist renowned for his short stories, which often focused on the lives and moral dilemmas of the middle class. His writing style was concise and profound, and he had a significant impact on 20th-century American literature. more
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