El nadador y otros cuentos

John Cheever's short stories are the essential literary testament to the American middle class of the 1950s and 60s. Known as "the Chekhov of the suburbs," he masterfully portrayed life in the suburban suburbs of major cities. In this setting of apparent success and happiness, he uncovered the everyday beauty and drama of families marked by frustration, desire, and boredom, composing a profound portrait of the human soul that transcends time and borders. Proof of this lies in his three most emblematic stories: "The Swimmer," a dreamlike portrait of a man adrift; "Goodbye, My Brother," a masterpiece that explores the tension between two brothers with opposing views of life; and "The Country Husband," a miniature novel in the style of Nabokov, whose protagonist survives a plane crash and returns home to the complete indifference of his family. Three stories that will always stay with the reader, illuminated by the evocative, watery lines of illustrator Pau Gasol Valls.