I don't know that you can tell an author's sexual inclinations or leanings from their writing - certainly if they don't want to show it - but many of Cheever's themes touched on the emptiness of middle class suburban living. some of his stories such as Falconer have a distinct homosexual thread, as well as his last book O What a Paradise it Seems.

I suppose you would label him as bi sexual in that he certainly had relationships with many women too. Cheever's bio is quite complicated - he was one of the great authors of that period - but he did struggle with his sexuality as well as alcoholism. Jim I'm a bit surprised, even disappointed by your question - but here goes - it was not cool to let on about homosexual leanings in Cheever's era - espec …more I'm a bit surprised, even disappointed by your question - but here goes - it was not cool to let on about homosexual leanings in Cheever's era - especially from the mainstream blue blood east coast elites that he struggled with being a part of. Here are sixty-one stories that chronicle the lives of what has been called 'the greatest generation.' From the early wonder and disillusionment of city life in 'The Enormous Radio' to the surprising discoveries and common mysteries of suburbia in 'The Housebreaker of Shady Hill' and 'The Swimmer,' Cheever tells us everything we need to know about 'the pain and sweetness o Here are sixty-one stories that chronicle the lives of what has been called 'the greatest generation.' From the early wonder and disillusionment of city life in 'The Enormous Radio' to the surprising discoveries and common mysteries of suburbia in 'The Housebreaker of Shady Hill' and 'The Swimmer,' Cheever tells us everything we need to know about 'the pain and sweetness of life.'Ĭhristmas is a sad season for the poor -Ī miscellany of characters that will not appear.

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