John Cheever (May 27, 1912–June 18, 1982) was a U.S. novelist and masterful short story writer.

His most significant works include the Wapshot books (The Wapshot Chronicle won the National Book Award in 1958) and the collection The Stories of John Cheever, which won the Pulitzer Prize. He was a frequent contributor to The New Yorker.

He is sometimes called "the Chekhov of the suburbs."

Major Works

• (1943)
• The Enormous Radio and Other Stories (1953)
• The Day the Pig Fell Into the Well (1954)
• Stories (1956)
• The Wapshot Chronicle (1957)
• The Housebreaker at Shady Hill and Other Stories (1958)
• Some People, Places and Things That Will Not Appear In My Next Novel (1961)
• The Wapshot Scandal (1964)
• The Brigadier and the Golf Widow (1964) - includes 'The Swimmer'
• Homage to Shakespeare (1965)
• Bullet Park (1969)
• The World of Apples (1973)
• Falconer (1977)
• The Stories of John Cheever (1978)
• The Leaves, the Lionfish and the Bear (1980)
• Oh, What a Paradise It seems (1982)

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