The letters of John Cheever by Cheever, John - 1989

Hardback. Acceptable.

London, England: Jonathan Cape, 1989. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. British First. Some edge wear to boards and dust jacket; otherwise a solid, clean copy with no marking or underlining; collectible condition..

Jonathan Cape Ltd, 1989-09-07. Hardcover. Good.

Cape, 1989-01-01. Hardcover. Like New. Fine/Near Fine DJ, 1989 UK 1st edition, dustjacket has very light shelfwear, light spotting to silver lettering on cover, in new Mylar with price intact, no markings found, not a remainder, sound binding & firm corners, a nice copy.

Cape. Used - Good.

London: Jonathan Cape. Vg/Vg Dj Scuffed. Pages: 397.. 1989. 1st Uk. Hardcover..

England: Jonathan Cape Ltd. Fine+ in Fine dust jacket. 1989. First Edition. Hardcover. 0224026895 . Black Hardcovers with bold gilt titles to the spine. In Fine condition with a sound binding and clean, unmarked pages. The DJ is unclipped, in Fine condition and protected by a clear plastic cover. "These letters, culled from thousands written to famous writers, his family, friends, and lovers, paint an intimate and surprising self-portrait that is as vivid as any character Cheever invented. Edited and annotated by his son Benjamin, Cheever's letters trace his development as a writer and as a man. "; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 397 pages .

Hardcover. New. Hardcover New Ships From Canada New in new dust jacket 397 p : facsims; 23 cm Includes Facsimiles From Publishers Weekly John Cheever's letters aren't great literaturethey weren't meant to bebut his unmistakable voice comes through on every page Bristling with his sardonic wit and "'"rock-bottom irritability, "'" they reveal a man of dark contradictions: an ardent heterosexual in public, Cheever despised his own secret bisexuality; he scorned the upper-middle class but desperately needed its approval Letters track a romantic affair with actress Hope Lange, a competitive friendship with John Updike and dialogues with Saul Bellow, Josephine Herbst, Malcolm Cowley, Frederick Exley and Philip Roth In the late 1960s, Cheever's merry, heavy-drinking attitude swiftly turned into family tragedy Benjamin Cheever, the novelist's son, interweaves affectionate commentaries with the letters, telling what it was like to be reared by a famous writer who was an alcoholic In the most affecting letters, ev