Book
The Wapshot chronicle / John Cheever.
Record details
- ISBN: 0060528877
- ISBN: 9780060528874
- Physical Description: xiv, 352 pages ; 21 cm.
- Edition: 1st Perennial classics ed.
- Publisher: New York : Perennial, 2003.
Content descriptions
| Awards Note: | National Book Award, 1955 |
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| Subject: | Fishing villages > Fiction. Massachusetts > Fiction. |
| Genre: | Domestic fiction. Autobiographical fiction. |
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Available copies
- 2 of 2 copies available at Evergreen Indiana.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 2 total copies.
Other Formats and Editions
| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jefferson Co PL - Madison Main Branch | AWARD NTL 1958 (Text) | 39391006757452 | Award - Fic | Available | - |
| Putnam County Public Library - Main | FIC CHE c.2 (Text) | 30041001795739 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
Electronic resources
Related Resource: http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/description/hc041/2003046572.html
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- Baker & Taylor
After Leander the ferryboat operator is harried by his wife and sister, he swims out to sea and does not return, and his sons go on to lead unhappy lives. - Baker & Taylor
Presents the story of the Wapshot inheritance, from the early twentieth century to the 1960s, as succeeding generations of the Wapshot family grapple with upper-class greed, pitiful lust, and intellectual amorality. Winner of the National Book Award. Reprint. - Blackwell North Amer
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, The Wapshot Chronicle is a family narrative in the tradition of Trollope, Dickens, and Henry James. - HARPERCOLL
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 Cheeverâs 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 Mosesâ adoring and errant younger brother, Coverly. Tragic and funny, ribald and splendidly picaresque, The Wapshot Chronicle is a family narrative in the tradition of Trollope, Dickens, and Henry James.
