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'The Wapshot Chronicle' is the debut novel by American author John Cheever about an eccentric family that lives in a Massachusetts fishing village. Published in 1957, it won the U.S. National Book Award for Fiction in 1958,

[http://www.nationalbook.org/nba1958.html "National Book Awards 1958"]. National Book Foundation. Retrieved 2012-03-14.
(With essay by Neil Baldwin [http://www.nationalbook.org/nbaclassics_jcheever.html] from the Awards 50-year anniversary publications and from the Awards 60-year anniversary blog.)


and was followed by a sequel, 'The Wapshot Scandal', published in 1964.

'The Wapshot Chronicle' is the sometimes-humorous story of Leander Wapshot, his eccentric Cousin Honora, and his sons, Moses and Coverly, as they all deal with life. The story is somewhat autobiographical, particularly regarding the character of Coverly, who, like Cheever, experiences feelings of bisexuality.

The novel was Cheever's first, though he had previously written short stories. It was also the first novel selected for the Book of the Month Club to include the word 'fuck' in the narrative.Cheever, John. 'The Wapshot Chronicle'. HarperCollins, 2003, , pg. xiii.

In 1998, the Modern Library ranked 'The Wapshot Chronicle' 63rd on its list of the 100 best English-language novels of the 20th century.[http://www.modernlibrary.com/top-100/100-best-novels/ 100 Best Novels]

Adaptations



In 2009, Audible.com produced an audio version of 'The Wapshot Chronicle', narrated by Joe Barrett, as part of its 'Modern Vanguard' line of audiobooks.

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Category:1957 novels

Category:National Book Award for Fiction winning works

Category:Novels by John Cheever

Category:Novels set in Massachusetts

Category:Harper & Brothers books

Category:1957 debut novels


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