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The Second Shelf

A new memoir about John Cheever reminds us that biography is at best a clumsy servant of literature.

John Cheever
Featured in the November/December 2025 issue
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Peter Tonguette
Oct 13, 2025 12:00 AM
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Books

The Second Shelf

A new memoir about John Cheever reminds us that biography is at best a clumsy servant of literature.

John Cheever
(Paul Hosefros/Archive Photos/Getty Images)

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