Benjamin Cheever

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Benjamin Cheever
Born
Benjamin Hale Cheever

(1948-10-08) October 8, 1948 (age 75)
United States
Occupation Writer
Spouse Janet Maslin
Children2
Parent John Cheever
Relatives Susan Cheever (sister)
Website benjaminhcheever.com

Benjamin Hale Cheever (born October 8, 1948) is an American writer and editor. [1] He is the son of Mary Winternitz and writer John Cheever [2] and brother of Susan Cheever. To date, he has written four adult fiction novels, one children's book, and two nonfiction books.[ citation needed ]

Contents

Selected bibliography

Books

As Editor

Personal life

Benjamin lives in Pleasantville, New York. [3]

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References

  1. About Selling Ben Cheever: Back to Square One in a Service Economy
  2. McGrath, Charles (27 February 2009). "The First Suburbanite (Published 2009)". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 2020-05-27.
  3. "Bio | Benjamin H. Cheever".