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Carver vs. Cheever: Who Said It?

Two giants of the American short story. One NYPL quiz.

Raymond Carver and John Cheever have birthdays two days apart: May 25 and May 27, respectively. Cheever was born in 1912, more than 20 years before Carver. Cheever lived to 70; Carver died at 50.

And, although their styles weren’t exactly similar, they may not be as different as you think.

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I think my husband said this

I think my husband said this one: “All literary men are Red Sox fans — to be a Yankee fan in a literate society is to endanger your life.” :) AHH! I hope no one says this about my book! :( “A collection of short stories is generally thought to be a horrendous clinker; an enforced courtesy for the elderly writer who wants to display the trophies of his youth, along with his trout flies.”