A Vision of the World

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Selected Short Stories

By John Cheever

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A Vision of the World by John Cheever is a collection of short stories exploring the intricate tapestry of suburban life in mid-20th century America. The narratives delve into themes of personal desire, societal expectations, and the search for meaning, presenting a candid yet artfully nuanced vision of human experiences and relationships. Cheever's stories are celebrated for their keen observation and insight into the complexities of everyday life.
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You might enjoy this book if you appreciate a collection of short stories that delve into the complexities of American suburban life, exploring themes of loneliness, family dynamics, and the quest for meaning. John Cheever's storytelling offers keen observations and rich character development, making it an engaging read for those interested in the nuances of human nature and society.

A Vision of the World

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The first authorised selected collection of the twentieth-century's most influential short story writer.

Selected and introduced by Booker Prize winner Julian Barnes

Reading Cheever is a restless pleasure, the work never settles—these brilliant stories make me get up and walk around the room — Anne Enright

John Cheever, the "Chekhov of the suburbs," forever altered the landscape of contemporary literature. In a career that spanned nearly fifty years, his short stories, often published in The New Yorker, gave voice to the repressed desires and smouldering disappointments of 1950s America as it teetered on the edge of spiritual awakening and sexual liberation in the ensuing decades.

Selected for the first time, these satirical, fantastical, sad, and transcendent stories show Cheever in all his brilliance and continue to speak directly to the heart of human experience.

Winner of the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award

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John Cheever is celebrated as one of the great writers of the twentieth century, with reviewers praising the captivating quality of his narratives. His stories are noted for their enchanting realism and mastery in capturing everyday life infused with a touch of the surreal. Critics often highlight Cheever's felicity with language and his profound psychological insight, marking his work as some of the finest in postwar American literature.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781784875831

Publisher: Vintage Publishing

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 04 May 2023

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Vintage Classics

Contributors:

Introduction by Julian Barnes

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 21.0mm

Width: 129.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 217g

Pages: 304

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About the Author

John Cheever (Author) John Cheever was born in Quincy, Massachusetts, in 1912, and he went to school at Thayer Academy in South Braintree. He is the author of seven collections of stories and five novels. His first novel, The Wapshot Chronicle, won the 1958 National Book Award. In 1965 he received the Howells Medal for Fiction from the National Academy of Arts and Letters and in 1978 he won the National Book Critics Circle Award and the Pulitzer prize. Shortly before his death in 1982 he was awarded the National Medal for Literature. Julian Barnes (Introducer) Julian Barnes is the author of thirteen novels, including The Sense of an Ending, which won the 2011 Man Booker Prize for Fiction, and Sunday Times bestsellers The Noise of Time and The Only Story. He has also written three books of short stories, four collections of essays and three books of non-fiction, including the Sunday Times number one bestseller Levels of Life and Nothing To Be Frightened Of, which won the 2021 Yasnaya Polyana Prize in Russia. In 2017 he was awarded the Legion d'honneur.