The Wapshot Scandal (Cyclopedia of Literary Places)
At a glance:
- Author: John Cheever
- First Published: 1964
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Social satire
- Time of Work: Early 1960’s
- Genres: Long fiction
- Subjects: 1960’s
- Locales: Rome, Italy
Places Discussed
St. Botolphs. Massachusetts town, introduced in The Wapshot Chronicle as an old river town, that becomes in The Wapshot Scandal a seat of virtue and value in a corrupting, debased world. Cheever recapitulates his presentation of the town in the first pages of the second book, beginning with the square in the town’s center and then moving out to show the shops and homes which, in their individual characteristics, exemplify the positive attributes that Cheever admires.
In spite of the inevitable pressures wrought by changing economic...
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