The Wapshot Chronicle
American novelist, 1912–1982. Won the National Book Award for Fiction in 1958.
The Wapshot Chronicle is a 1957 novel by John Cheever. It won the National Book Award for Fiction in 1958.
In family saga
On 2 of the 17 lists it was eligible for.
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At a glance
- Author
- John Cheever
- First published
- 1957
- Length
- 336 pages (UK paperback)
- Awards
- National Book Award for Fiction winner, 1958
- Genre
- Literary fiction, Family saga, Class and society, Rural life
- Series
- Book 1 of The Wapshot novels
Is The Wapshot Chronicle worth reading?
2 of the 17 best-of lists it could have made include it: the National Book Award for Fiction and 100 Best Novels (board's list) (Modern Library).
| List | Place | Original |
|---|---|---|
| 100 Best Novels (board's list) (Modern Library, 1998) | No. 63 | See the list |
| National Book Award for Fiction (winners and finalists) (National Book Foundation, 1958) | Winner | See the list |
Best edition of The Wapshot Chronicle
The edition we link to is the Vintage Classics paperback (1998), 336 pages.
- Publisher
- Vintage Classics (paperback, 1998)
- Pages
- 336
- ISBN
- 9780099275275
How critics, prizes and readers rate The Wapshot Chronicle
Prize juries rate it most highly: it earned 50% of the points available on prize lists, against 10% on critics' lists and 0% on readers' and booksellers' lists.
Share of the available points it earned on each kind of list it was eligible for. How the scores work