num_pages: 450
description: Â­a biography of great immediacyÂ¡Â­there are many sections of great poignancy, many funny things, many of electric intimacy and candorÂ¡Â­there is spellbinding power, never more so than in describing Cheever's death, pages that are both terrible and deeply moving; one is losing an old, beloved friend. -- James Salter, Los Angeles Times Book Review John A Biography is clearly an indispensable book Donaldson moves gracefully from the personal to the literary Â­solidly researched and entirely readable, admiring of the writer and knowing about the man. Stuffed with fascinating anecdotes. Â­It's a gut-wrenching story. Donaldson tells it straight, without embellishment, and our attention never strays. -- Dan Cryer, Newsday A coup of investigative reporting Publishers Weekly Â­both erudite and earthly What emerges is a rich tapestry that gives the reader extraordinary insight into the workings of a master stor Jean Graham, New York Daily News John A Biography by Scott Donaldson is as readable and "unputdownable" as any thriller&amp; T. Coraghessan Boyle A revelation&amp;What a triumph. Frederick Exley Donaldson has set a high standard that other biographers will find difficult to equal. -- John Blades, Chicago Tribune
language: English
title: John Cheever: A Biography
titlecomplete: John Cheever: A Biography
genres: Biography
ratings_count: 36
publisher: Backinprint.Com