The Wapshot Chronicle - (Vintage International) by John Cheever (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>"Based in part on Cheever's adolescence in New England, the novel follows the destinies of the impecunious and wildly eccentric Wapshots of St. Botolphs, a quintessential Massachusetts fishing village. Here are the stories of Captain Leander Wapshot, venerable sea dog and would-be suicide; of his licentious older son, Moses; and of Moses' adoring and errant younger brother, Coverly. Tragic and funny, ribald and splendidly picaresque."--<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>Winner of the National Book Award, <i>The Wapshot Chronicle</i> is John Cheever's classic novel about one eccentric New England family. The Wapshots have called the quintessential Massachusetts fishing village of St. Botolphs home for eons, but now it is time for the next generation--brothers Moses and Coverly--to go out and see the world. Moses heads to New York City and, eventually, a remote island in the South Pacific, while his brother travels south to Washington, D.C., and a job "so secret that it can't be discussed here." Meanwhile, back in St. Botolphs, their father, Captain Leander, clashes with his fearsome Cousin Honora, who controls the family purse strings. By turns tragic and deeply funny, <i>The Wapshot Chronicle</i> is a masterful work of fiction--inspired by Cheever's own adolescence--about one very odd family.<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>Winner of the National Book Award <p/>"Richly inventive and vividly told." --<i>The New York Times Magazine</i> <p/>"A literary mosaic. . . . A tapestry woven from the threads of emotion, tragedy, comedy. . . . Cheever is a pleasure to read." --S<i>an Francisco Chronicle</i> <p/>"A brilliantly written novel." --<i>Time</i> <p/>"Ringing with life." --<i>The Guardian</i><br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br>John Cheever was born in 1912. He is the author of seven collections of stories and five novels. He won the National Book Award for <i>The Wapshot Chronicle</i>, and the National Book Critics Circle Award and the Pulitzer Prize for <i>The Stories of John Cheever</i>. He received the Howells Medal for Fiction and the National Medal for Literature. He died in 1982.
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