The Day the Pig Fell Into the Well
Lord John Press, 1978. Limited Numbered Edition. Cloth & Boards. Fine / No Jacket as Issued. Item #5166
A wonderful Limited Numbered Edition signed by the author. A Cheever story which first appearred in "The New Yorker." Numbered 57 of 275 Limited Edition copies. 23 pp. In tan and pattern cloth & boards and in fine unread condition. A lovely gift for a John Cheever fan.
The title explores the Nudd family and their yearly summer reunions where they recount "the day the pig fell in the well" based on different memories, perspectives, and "truths" about the event. In a 1976 interview with The Paris Review's Annette Grant, Cheever mused that "part of the thrill of being told a story is the chance of being hoodwinked or taken. Nabokov is a master at this. The telling of lies is a sort of sleight of hand that displays our deepest feelings about life."
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