A Vision of the World

Selected Short Stories

A Vision of the World
Julian Barnes, John Cheever
RRP:
NZ$ 40.00
Our Price:
NZ$ 32.00
Hardback
h223 x 145mm - 304pg
27 May 2021 UK
International import eta 7-19 days
9781784875824
Out Of Stock
Currently no stock in-store, stock is sourced to your order
The first authorised selected collection of the twentieth-century' s most important and influential short story writer. Selected and introduced by Julian BarnesThe first authorised selected collection of the twentieth-century' s most influential short story writer. SELECTED AND INTRODUCED BY JULIAN BARNESWinner of the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award, John Cheever - variously referred to as ' Ovid in Ossining' and the ' Chekhov of the suburbs' - forever altered the landscape of contemporary literature. In a career that spanned nearly fifty years, his short stories, often published in the New Yorker, gave voice to the repressed desires and smouldering disappointments of 1950s America as it teetered on the edge of spiritual awakening and sexual liberation in the ensuing Sixties. Up until now, John Cheever' s stories have only been available in Collected Stories, but with Julian Barnes' selection we have the first fully authorised introduction to Cheever' s work. Satirical, fantastical, sad and transcendent, these are stories that speak directly to the heart of human experience, and remain a testament to the wit and vision of one of the most important and influential short story writers of the twentieth century.
There was a time in my life when I thought I would have to find a support group for people who loved Cheever as much as I do. . . I would write out his sentences by hand at times to see what does that feel like, to be able to have that felicity of language As stories go, as compellingly readable narratives of a certain sort of people in a certain time and place - our time and place-John Cheever' s stories are, simply, the best * Washington Post * John Cheever is an enchanted realist, and his voice, in his luminous short stories. . . is as rich and distinctive as any of the leading voices of postwar American literature Cheever shows a sublime psychological understanding of all that goes unsaid - whatever' s not mentioned between couples is fully present and felt Ultimately, it is the stories which make the case for Cheever as a great American writer, one who continues to deserve our attention and admiration
John Cheever (Author) John Cheever was born in Quincy, Massachusetts, in 1912, and he went to school at Thayer Academy in South Braintree. He is the author of seven collections of stories and five novels. His first novel, The Wapshot Chronicle, won the 1958 National Book Award. In 1965 he received the Howells Medal for Fiction from the National Academy of Arts and Letters and in 1978 he won the National Book Critics Circle Award and the Pulitzer prize. Shortly before his death in 1982 he was awarded the National Medal for Literature. Julian Barnes (Introducer) Julian Barnes is the author of thirteen novels, including The Sense of an Ending, which won the 2011 Man Booker Prize for Fiction, and Sunday Times bestsellers The Noise of Time and The Only Story. He has also written three books of short stories, four collections of essays and three books of non-fiction, including the Sunday Times number one bestseller Levels of Life and The Man in the Red Coat, which was shortlisted for the 2019 Duff Cooper Prize. In 2017 he was awarded the Legion d' honneur.
Status: Active
ISBN-13: 9781784875824
Published: 27 May 2021
Published In: United Kingdom
Imprint: Vintage Classics
Publisher: Vintage Publishing
Format: Hardback
Height: 223mm
Width: 145mm
Spine: 28mm
Weight: 410g
Pages: 304

In stock - for items in stock we aim to dispatch the next business day. For delivery in NZ allow 2-5 business days, with rural taking a wee bit longer.

Locally sourced in NZ - stock comes from a NZ supplier with an approximate delivery of 7-15 business days.

International Imports - stock is imported into NZ, depending on air or sea shipping option from the international supplier stock can take 10-30 working days to arrive into NZ. 

Pre-order Titles - delivery will vary depending on where the title is published, if local stock is available in NZ then 5-7 business days, for international imports it can be 10-30 business days. In all cases we will access the quickest supply option.

Delivery Packaging - we ship all items in cardboard sleeves or by box with either packing paper or corn starch chips. (We avoid using plastics bubble bags)

Tracking - Orders are delivered by track and trace courier and are fully insured, tracking information will be sent by email once dispatched.

View our full Order & Delivery information