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'The Swimmer' by John Cheever


“The Swimmer,” by John Cheever | The New Yorker

From 1964: An explorer-type bound to the suburbs endeavors to “swim across the county” through his neighbors' backyard pools, drinking liquor along the way.

The Swimmer (short story) - Wikipedia

"The Swimmer" is a short story by American author John Cheever. It was originally published in The New Yorker on July 18, 1964, and later in the ...

The Swimmer: Study Guide - SparkNotes

“The Swimmer” is a 1964 short story by American author John Cheever that tells the story of Neddy Merrill, an affluent suburbanite who decides to swim home ...

The Swimmer - Story of the Week - Library of America

The one-hundredth anniversary of John Cheever's birthday occurs later this month, on May 27, 2012. (He died thirty years ago next month, at the ...

Monthly Mini- "The Swimmer" by John Cheever : r/bookclub - Reddit

This final story of the year follows a man on an odyssey that captures the feelings of this time of year, moving from the warmth of summer and fall and the ...

My Favorite Short Story: The Swimmer by John Cheever - Medium

In The Swimmer, a man is enjoying a lazy afternoon by the pool at a neighbor's house when he realizes that he can map a kind of river of ...

The Swimmer by John Cheever - Goodreads

John Cheever ... Neddy Merrill decides to swim home from a friend's pool party, traveling from fashionable swimming pool to swimming pool on a perfect mid- ...

A Summary and Analysis of John Cheever's 'The Swimmer'

'The Swimmer' is about a middle-aged married man who decides to travel home from his friends' house one summer afternoon, swimming in the various swimming ...

'The Swimmer' by John Cheever - Short Story Analysis - The Tina Edit

The Swimmer by John Cheever is a poignant short story that takes the reader on an adventurous and heart-wrenching journey.

John Cheever and "The Swimmer" Background - SparkNotes

The SwimmerJohn Cheever and "The Swimmer" Background ... Born in 1912 in Quincy, Massachusetts, John Cheever grew up with only his mother and older brother, Fred, ...

Summer Is Over: On John Cheever's "The Swimmer" - The Millions

When a story reaches iconic status, we trade the actual text for its themes. Granted, the thematic considerations of “The Swimmer” are nearly ...

The Swimmer by John Cheever – into a suburban darkness

This classic tale has echoes of many other great stories, but stands on its own as a portrait of a disintegrating man.

"The Swimmer" by John Cheever - YouTube

Originally published in The New Yorker magazine (1964), John Cheever's highly acclaimed short story “The Swimmer” depicts the suburban ...

In Short: John Cheever's “The Swimmer” with Pam Newton

In Person | John Cheever, one of the American masters of the short story form, first published his iconic story “The Swimmer” in the New Yorker in 1964.

The Swimmer: A prophetic modernist fable set in a fading Eden

Expanding on John Cheever's enigmatic short story, and with a genuine movie star as their protagonist, Frank and Eleanor Perry created a ...

A Masterpiece of Fiction Inspires the Urge to Submerge in a Gallery ...

In New York's art show of the summer, paint and prose meet in “The Swimmer,” a psychoanalysis of John Cheever's suburban nightmare of 1964.

John Cheever's “The Swimmer” and the Sorrow of the Internet

“The Swimmer” is about Neddy Merrill's midsummer journey from a hot midsummer party at a friend's house back to his home, a distance of eight miles.

John Cheever's "The Swimmer" - Cycles of Change Rehab Center

John Cheever's "The Swimmer" is a heartbreaking allegory for alcohol addiction. See how Cycles of Change can help you or a loved one with addiction by ...

The Swimmer John Cheever Audiobook - YouTube

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The Swimmer Summary - eNotes.com

In “The Swimmer,” John Cheever experiments with narrative structure and chronology. Apparently realistic on the surface, the story is eventually revealed as ...


The Swimmer by John Cheever

The Swimmer by John Cheever

The World of Apples

Book by John Cheever

The World of Apples is the sixth collection of short fiction by author John Cheever, published in 1973 by Alfred A. Knopf. The ten stories originally appeared individually in The New Yorker, Esquire, The Saturday Evening Post or Playboy.

The Swimmer

1968 film https://encrypted-tbn1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQmr41_ZZygSwP_vHa7bIEmTPXD0qw2qf0q4K3oVOik7rK5coc4

The Swimmer is a 1968 American surrealist-drama film starring Burt Lancaster. The film was written and directed by Academy Award-nominated husband-and-wife team of Eleanor Perry and Frank Perry.