The Uncollected Stories of John Cheever.

John Cheever

The Uncollected Stories of John Cheever.

Chicago:

Academy Chicago Publishers

1988

The uncorrected proof of a book that was never published. Described in Ken Lopez Bookseller Modern Literature Catalog 155 as “One of the publishing rarities of the last several decades…” During his literary career, John Cheever wrote 175 short stories of which at least 68 stories were never initially collected. The Uncollected Stories of John Cheever 1930-1981 was subject to one of the most expensive litigations in literary history at the time, eventually blocking publication, but allowing a limited number of stories for the publication Thirteen Uncollected Stories by John Cheever edited by Franklin H. Dennis, Academy Chicago (1994). The litigation and chronicle of the efforts to publish the book are the subject of Uncollecting Cheever The Family of John Cheever vs. Academy Chicago Publishers, by Anita Miller. Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc. (1998).

From the Collection of George G. Preble