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John Cheever was the first writer I ever read who sort of had that similar sensation that, you know, life is nasty, miserable, brutish and short, but that occasionally, there's a certain river of light, a kind word, a telling gesture that sort of illuminates something.

~Ethan Canin

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Nationality: American

Type: Author

Born: July 19th, 1960

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