John Cheever spent much of his career impersonating a perfect suburban gentleman, the better to become one of the foremost chroniclers of postwar America.
Written with unprecedented access to essential sources--including Cheevers massive journal, only a fraction of which has ever been published--Baileys Cheever is a stunning example of the biographers art and a brilliant tribute to an essential author.
About the Author: Blake Bailey is the editor of a two-volume edition of Cheevers work, published in 2009 by The Library of America.
