American Literature / Unit 16 AML 1529 short lesson, about 20 seconds
John Cheever and the Suburban Story
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The idea
Cheever is called a novelist of manners and is known for elegant, suggestive short stories that examine the New York business world through its effects on businessmen, their wives, children and friends. The witness finds a wry melancholy and a never quite quenched desire in them.
In practice
The business world, seen from the family.
Where people slip
The stories outweigh the novels in reputation.
Your place on the trail
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