John Cheever

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gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Author
gptkbp:adapted_into gptkb:television
gptkb:film
gptkbp:associated_act gptkb:The_New_Yorker
gptkb:The_New_York_Times_Magazine
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:The_New_Yorker
American literature
gptkbp:author gptkb:The_Swimmer
gptkb:The_Enormous_Radio
gptkb:The_Five-Forty-Eight
gptkb:The_Housebreaker_of_Shady_Hill
Goodbye, My Brother
gptkbp:award gptkb:Pulitzer_Prize
gptkb:National_Book_Award
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Pulitzer_Prize
gptkb:National_Book_Award
gptkbp:birth_date 1912-05-27
gptkbp:born May 27, 1912
gptkbp:born_in gptkb:Quincy,_Massachusetts
gptkbp:born_on May 27, 1912
gptkbp:burial_place gptkb:Sleepy_Hollow_Cemetery
gptkbp:cause_of_death gptkb:Oncology
gptkbp:children gptkb:Susan_Cheever
gptkb:Benjamin_Cheever
gptkb:Theodore_Cheever
gptkbp:death_date 1982-06-18
gptkbp:died June 18, 1982
gptkbp:died_in gptkb:1982
gptkbp:died_on June 18, 1982
gptkbp:education gptkb:Harvard_University
gptkbp:genre gptkb:Fiction
gptkb:short_story
gptkbp:has_influenced Contemporary literature
Contemporary American literature
gptkbp:has_written gptkb:Novels
Essays
Over 200 short stories
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label John Cheever
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:David_Foster_Wallace
gptkb:John_Updike
gptkb:Richard_Ford
gptkb:Raymond_Carver
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:F._Scott_Fitzgerald
gptkb:Henry_James
gptkbp:is_a gptkb:Author
gptkbp:is_active_in gptkb:20th_century
gptkbp:is_associated_with gptkb:New_Yorker_Magazine
gptkb:New_Yorker_magazine
gptkbp:is_considered One of the greatest short story writers
gptkbp:is_known_for gptkb:Novels
gptkb:Realism
Social commentary
Short stories
Complex characters
Narrative style
Witty dialogue
Themes of identity
Psychological depth
Exploration of time
Themes of American identity
Exploration of identity
Short fiction
Exploration of loss
Exploration of moral dilemmas
Use of irony
Exploration of human relationships
Exploration of belonging
Themes of isolation
Exploration of despair
Exploration of alienation
Exploration of the American Dream
Exploration of memory
Exploration of change
Exploration of community
Exploration of hope
Exploration of nostalgia
Symbolism in writing
Exploration of modernity
Themes of family dynamics
Exploration of suburban life
Exploration of regret
Exploring suburban life
Exploration of the mundane
Exploration of tradition
Exploration of the extraordinary
gptkbp:known_for Social commentary
Complex characters
Themes of isolation
Themes of isolation and alienation
Exploration of suburban life
Exploring suburban life
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:American
gptkbp:notable_work gptkb:The_Stories_of_John_Cheever
gptkb:The_Wapshot_Chronicle
gptkb:The_Swimmer
gptkb:Falconer
gptkb:Bullet_Park
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:short_stories
gptkb:Novelist
gptkbp:place_of_birth gptkb:Quincy,_Massachusetts
gptkbp:place_of_death gptkb:Ossining,_New_York
gptkbp:residence gptkb:Connecticut
gptkb:New_York_City
gptkbp:resting_place gptkb:Sleepy_Hollow_Cemetery
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Mary_Cheever
gptkbp:was_educated_at gptkb:Boston_University
gptkb:Harvard_University
gptkbp:website John Cheever.org
http://www.johncheever.com
gptkbp:won gptkb:Pulitzer_Prize
gptkb:National_Book_Award
gptkbp:won_award gptkb:Pulitzer_Prize
gptkb:National_Book_Award
gptkbp:wrote gptkb:The_Swimmer
gptkb:The_Enormous_Radio
gptkb:The_Five-Forty-Eight
gptkb:The_Housebreaker_of_Shady_Hill
Goodbye, My Brother
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:John_Updike
gptkbp:bfsLayer 3