{"product_id":"cheever-a-life-9781400079681","title":"Cheever: A Life","description":"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 Cheever's massive journal, only a fraction of which has ever been published--Bailey's \u003ci\u003eCheever\u003c\/i\u003e is a stunning example of the biographer's art and a brilliant tribute to an essential author.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBlake Bailey \u003c\/b\u003eis the editor of a two-volume edition of Cheever's work, published in 2009 by The Library of America. His last book, \u003ci\u003eA Tragic Honesty, \u003c\/i\u003e was a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award. He received a Guggenheim fellowship in 2005, and his articles and reviews have appeared in \u003ci\u003eSlate, \u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times, \u003c\/i\u003ethe \u003ci\u003eNew York Observer, \u003c\/i\u003e and elsewhere. He lives in Virginia with his wife and daughter.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50414974533906,"sku":"9781400079681","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_2c2cf520-171d-4522-ad99-6ad4d7447823.jpg?v=1729392083","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/cheever-a-life-9781400079681","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}