Yours truly has become convinced that John Cheever, the short story writer often called "the American Chekhov," is vastly underappreciated as a wit, and even (much like Chekhov himself) as a thinker:
Here's an example of his thinking…more to follow soon from Blake Bailey's spectacular biography:
You can't expect to communicate with anyone if you're a bore.
American enviros, please take note.
Kit Stolz 