Sunday, March 29, 2009

"Cheever: A Life"

Sure I've heard of John Cheever, but haven't read anything of his beyond "The Swimmer." Last night Marcus mentioned Cheever, and today sent me this article on the new bio about him.

Unlike his (relatively) happy buddy Updike, Cheever had issues. He was an alcoholic and a closet homosexual, and was haunted by the idea of being exposed.

Tormented writers -- cliche? Sure, but that's because it's largely true.

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