John Cheever

¡-a biography of great immediacy¡-there are many sections of great poignancy, many funny things, many of electric intimacy and candor¡-there 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. ¡ª James Salter, Los Angeles Times Book Review ¡°John Cheever: A Biography¡± is clearly an indispensable book¡-Donaldson moves gracefully from the personal to the literary¡-solidly researched and entirely readable, admiring of the writer and knowing about the man. Stuffed with fascinating anecdotes¡-It¡_s a gut-wrenching story. Donaldson tells it straight, without embellishment, and our attention never strays. ¡ª Dan Cryer, Newsday ¡°A coup of investigative reporting¡-¡± ¡ª Publishers Weekly ¡°¡-both erudite and earthly¡-What emerges is a rich tapestry that gives the reader extraordinary insight into the workings of a master storyteller¡_s mind. ¡ª Jean Graham, New York Daily News ¡°John Cheever: A Biography¡± by Scott Donaldson is as readable and ¡°unputdownable¡± as any thriller¡- ¡ª T. Coraghessan Boyle A revelation¡-What a triumph. ¡ª Frederick Exley Donaldson has set a high standard that other biographers will find difficult to equal. ¡ª John Blades, Chicago Tribune