John Cheever once said, "I want to write short stories like I want to f*** a chicken." Soon after that utterance, his career took off and he's now acknowledged as a master of the short story.That's just one of the pithy revelations from Blake Bailey's new book Cheever: A Life. For more, check out this review on slate.com or read the first chapter in the New York Times.--David E
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