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The Wapshot Chronicle
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4 out of 5
Based on 611 Ratings and 104 Reviews

Book Description
When The Wapshot Chronicle was published in 1957, John Cheever was already recognized as a writer of superb short stories. But The Wapshot Chronicle, which won the 1958 National Book Award, established him as a major novelist. 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 Mas... More
Book Information
PublisherBrilliance Audio
BindingAudio CD (86 editions)
Reading LevelUncategorized
# of PagesN/A
ISBN-101423395689
ISBN-13978-1423395683
Publication Date03/26/2010
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About John Cheever (Author) : John Cheever (May 27, 1912–June 18, 1982) was an American novelist and short story writer, sometimes called "the Chekhov of the suburbs" or "the Ovid of Ossining." His fiction is mostly set in the U... more
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About Joe Barrett (Reader) : Joe Barrett is a published narrator of children's books. Some of the published credits of Joe Barrett include Heir of Mystery: The Second Unlikely Exploit, The Rise of the House of McNally: The Third ... more
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