The Enormous Radio and Other Stories, John Cheever. Hardback, 1953

Hardback, with dj. 237 pages an 5 blanc endpages. Wrapped in blue cloth with gilt title. The dj has a tear on the spine. Please look at the photos. The binding is tight and edges are tanned due to age.

The Enormous Radio and Other Stories by John Cheever, published in 1953, is a fantastic collection of short stories that helped cement Cheever's reputation as a master of American fiction. The title story, The Enormous Radio, is a surreal and darkly humorous tale about a couple whose lives are disturbed when they get a new radio that picks up the private conversations of their neighbors. It's a great example of Cheever's skill at blending the ordinary with the unsettling.

If you have a 1953 hardback edition, that's a notable collectible, especially since first editions of Cheever’s works can be highly sought after by collectors of mid-20th-century American literature.

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