Oh What a Paradise It Seems

“John Cheever is an enchanted realist, and his voice, in his luminous short stories and in incomparable novels like Bullet Park and Falconer, is as rich and distinctive as any of the leading voices of postwar American literature.” —Philip Roth

“This is perfect Cheever—it is perfect.” —The New York Times Book Review

“A luminous epiphany of life…. A charming fable of old age, nostalgia, and loss…engaging and complex … vivid and alive.” —The Washington Post Book World

“Beautiful … graceful … winning … both upbeat and true to life…. Oh, what a literary paradise is John Cheever!” —San Francisco Chronicle

“Filled with the master’s wonderful word magic…. There simply isn’t another writer like him … a delight.” —Chicago Tribune