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The Stories Of John Cheever
''The Stories of John Cheever'' is a 1978 short story collection by American author John Cheever. It contains some of his most famous stories, including "The Enormous Radio", "Goodbye, My Brother", "The Country Husband", " The Five-Forty-Eight" and " The Swimmer". It won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction and the National Book Critics Circle Award in 1979 and its first paperback edition won a 1981 National Book Award."National Book Awards – 1981" . Retrieved 2012-03-14 (with essays by Willie Perdomo, Matthew Pitt, and Robert Wilder from the Awards 60-year anniversary blog). Cheever's ''Stories'' won the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WikiProject Novels
A WikiProject, or Wikiproject, is a Wikimedia movement affinity group for contributors with shared goals. WikiProjects are prevalent within the largest wiki, Wikipedia, and exist to varying degrees within sister projects such as Wiktionary, Wikiquote, Wikidata, and Wikisource. They also exist in different languages, and translation of articles is a form of their collaboration. During the COVID-19 pandemic, CBS News noted the role of Wikipedia's WikiProject Medicine in maintaining the accuracy of articles related to the disease. Another WikiProject that has drawn attention is WikiProject Women Scientists, which was profiled by '' Smithsonian'' for its efforts to improve coverage of women scientists which the profile noted had "helped increase the number of female scientists on Wikipedia from around 1,600 to over 5,000". On Wikipedia Some Wikipedia WikiProjects are substantial enough to engage in cooperative activities with outside organizations relevant to the field at issue. F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Sutton Place Story
''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things already mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the most frequently used word in the English language; studies and analyses of texts have found it to account for seven percent of all printed English-language words. It is derived from gendered articles in Old English which combined in Middle English and now has a single form used with pronouns of any gender. The word can be used with both singular and plural nouns, and with a noun that starts with any letter. This is different from many other languages, which have different forms of the definite article for different genders or numbers. Pronunciation In most dialects, "the" is pronounced as (with the voiced dental fricative followed by a schwa) when followed by a consonant sound, and as (homophone of pronoun ''thee'') when followed by a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wright Morris
Wright Marion Morris (January 6, 1910 – April 25, 1998) was an American novelist, photographer, and essayist. He is known for his portrayals of the people and artifacts of the Great Plains in words and pictures, as well as for experimenting with narrative forms. Early life Morris was born in Central City, Nebraska; his boyhood home is on the National Register of Historic Places. His mother, Grace Osborn Morris, died six days after he was born. His father, William Henry Morris, worked for the Union Pacific Railroad. After Grace's death, Wright was cared for by a nanny, until his father made a trip to Omaha and returned with a young wife, Gertrude. In ''Will's Boy'', Morris states, "Gertrude was closer to my age than to my father's". Gertrude hated small-town life, but got along famously with Wright, as they shared many of the same childish tastes (both loved games, movies, and ice cream). In 1919, the family moved to Omaha, where they resided until 1924. During that i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Styron
William Clark Styron Jr. (June 11, 1925 – November 1, 2006) was an American novelist and essayist who won major literary awards for his work. Styron was best known for his novels, including: * '' Lie Down in Darkness'' (1951), his acclaimed first work, published when he was 26; * '' The Confessions of Nat Turner'' (1967), narrated by Nat Turner, the leader of an 1831 Virginia slave revolt; * '' Sophie's Choice'' (1979), a story "told through the eyes of a young aspiring writer from the South, about a Polish Catholic survivor of Auschwitz and her brilliant but psychotic Jewish lover in postwar Brooklyn". In 1985, he had his first serious bout with depression. Once he recovered from his illness, Styron was able to write the memoir '' Darkness Visible'' (1990), the work for which he became best known during the last two decades of his life. Early years Styron was born in the Hilton Village historic district of Newport News, Virginia, the son of Pauline Margaret (Abraham ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sophie's Choice (novel)
''Sophie's Choice'' is a 1979 novel by American author William Styron. The author's last novel, it concerns the relationships among three people sharing a boarding house in Brooklyn: Stingo, a young aspiring writer from the South, Jewish scientist Nathan Landau, and his lover Sophie, a Polish-Catholic survivor of the German Nazi concentration camps, whom Stingo befriends. ''Sophie's Choice'' won the US National Book Award for Fiction in 1980. The novel was the basis of a 1982 film of the same name. It was controversial for the way in which it framed Styron's personal views regarding the Holocaust. Plot summary Stingo, a novelist who is recalling the summer when he began his first novel, has been fired from his low-level reader's job at the publisher McGraw-Hill and has moved into a cheap boarding house in Brooklyn, where he hopes to devote some months to his writing. While he is working on his novel, he is drawn into the lives of the lovers Nathan Landau and Sophie Zawistowska, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Time (magazine)
''Time'' (stylized in all caps) is an American news magazine based in New York City. For nearly a century, it was published weekly, but starting in March 2020 it transitioned to every other week. It was first published in New York City on March 3, 1923, and for many years it was run by its influential co-founder, Henry Luce. A European edition (''Time Europe'', formerly known as ''Time Atlantic'') is published in London and also covers the Middle East, Africa, and, since 2003, Latin America. An Asian edition (''Time Asia'') is based in Hong Kong. The South Pacific edition, which covers Australia, New Zealand, and the Pacific Islands, is based in Sydney. Since 2018, ''Time'' has been published by Time USA, LLC, owned by Marc Benioff, who acquired it from Meredith Corporation. History ''Time'' has been based in New York City since its first issue published on March 3, 1923, by Briton Hadden and Henry Luce. It was the first weekly news magazine in the United States. The two had ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reunion (short Story)
"Reunion" is a short story by the American writer John Cheever,Cheever, John. Reunion. ''Literature: A Pocket Anthology.'' Fourth Edition. Edited by R. S. Gwynn. New York: Penguin, 2009. first published in the October 27, 1962 issue of ''The New Yorker'', and later collected in ''The Stories of John Cheever ''The Stories of John Cheever'' is a 1978 short story collection by American author John Cheever. It contains some of his most famous stories, including "The Enormous Radio", "Goodbye, My Brother", "The Country Husband", " The Five-Forty-Eight" ...'' (1978). It is about a boy who meets his father. Synopsis Charlie, the narrator, recalls an afternoon meeting as a boy with his father while transferring trains at Grand Central Station in New York City. The boy is innocent and naive and expects his meeting with his father to be an opportunity to reconnect. When he abruptly leaves his father, we assume he now understands why his mother divorced his father, and he also ceases con ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Seaside Houses
"The Seaside Houses" is a short story by John Cheever which first appeared in ''The New Yorker'' on July 29, 1961. The work was included in the short fiction collection '' The Brigadier and the Golf Widow'' (1964), published by Harper and Row. The story is considered one of the most outstanding of the works in the collection. "The Seaside Houses" is included in ''The Stories of John Cheever'' (1978). Plot The Ogden family rents a lovely seaside house for their summer vacation in New England. Mr. Ogden is intrigued with the residence, named Broadmere, which presents an array of tell-tale clues concerning its former long-term renters, the Greenwoods, who just recently occupied the premises. He begins a desultory inventory of the remaining artifacts, which gradually reveal the character of Mr. Greenwood. The interior of the house is drab, ill-lit and oppressive. Mr. Ogden discovers empty whiskey bottles discarded behind bookshelves, under the piano bench, and concealed outdoors on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Music Teacher (short Story)
"The Music Teacher" is a short story by John Cheever which first appeared in ''The New Yorker'' on November 21, 1959. The work was included in the short fiction collection '' The Brigadier and the Golf Widow'' (1964), published by Harper and Row. The story is one Cheever's most anthologized works, and regarded as "a genuine masterpiece" of short fiction. "The Music Teacher" is included in ''The Stories of John Cheever'' (1978). Plot The ten-year marriage of the Setons is slowly but inexorably unraveling. Seton (only his last name is used to identify him), provides a modest income for his wife Jessica and their three young daughters. Jessica is deeply discontented with her role as homemaker, and expresses it through neglecting to maintain good order and discipline among her children. Whenever Seton arrives home from work, Jessica regularly presents the family with burnt and unpalatable meals, distracted by other domestic responsibilities. Seton is dismayed and deeply troubled. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Scarlet Moving Van
"The Scarlet Moving Van" is a short story by John Cheever which first appeared in ''The New Yorker'' on March 21, 1959. The work was included in the short fiction collection '' Some People, Places, and Things That Will Not Appear in My Next Novel'' (1961), published by Harper and Brothers. "The Scarlet Moving Van" is included in ''The Stories of John Cheever'' (1978). Plot Charlie and Martha Folkestone reside in the upscale and socially exclusive suburb of "B___", a small, well-appointed and contented community. New neighbors arrive in a gilt and scarlet van to move into the house next door. Gee-Gee and Peaches gladly accept an invitation to join the Folkestone's for a drink. The middle-aged Gee-Gee retains some of the Adonis-like looks of his youth, when he was All-American at college. "Gee-Gee" are the initials for "Greek God." Peaches is devoted to him and their two young children. The couples drink freely until midnight, enjoying one another's company. A delightful person ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Country Husband (short Story)
"The Country Husband" is a short story by John Cheever which first appeared in ''The New Yorker'' on November 20, 1954. The work was included in the collection of Cheever's short fiction '' The Housebreaker of Shady Hill and Other Stories'' (1958) published by Harper and Brothers. The story also appears in ''The Stories of John Cheever'' (1978). "The Country Husband" is the first of the eight stories that Cheever set in the fictional suburban community of Shady Hill, and the best known of these works. The story won the O. Henry Award in January 1956. A film adaptation of the same name aired as part of the CBS anthology drama series '' Playhouse 90'' in November 1956. Plot Francis Weed, father of four young children, and husband to Julia, are residents of the solidly middle-class suburb of Shady Hill. Returning from a business trip, Francis' commuter plane makes an emergency crash landing, but he and the terrified passengers emerge unscathed. The experience leaves him deeply ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Wrysons
"The Wrysons" is a short story by John Cheever published by ''The New Yorker'' on September 15, 1958. The work was included in the collection volume '' Some People, Places, and Things That Will Not Appear in My Next Novel'' (1961) published by Harper and Brothers. The story also appears in ''The Stories of John Cheever'' (1978). Plot Donald and Irene Wryson are a married couple living in the upper-middle class suburb of Shady Hill. They have one child, a girl named Dolly. The couple have no literary or artistic interests, and pursue gardening more for appearance than pleasure. They devote most their time and energy petitioning for zoning laws to maintain the social and ethnic exclusivity of their largely WASP community. Though they rarely socialize, the couple avidly prepare and send hundreds of Christmas cards to local acquaintances. Both Donald and Irene each have a secret eccentricity: Irene Wryson suffers from excruciating nightmares about a dystopian world in the aftermath ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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