The Enormous Radio

"The Enormous Radio"
Short story by John Cheever
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Publication
Published inThe New Yorker
Publication dateMay 17, 1947

"The Enormous Radio" is a short story by American author John Cheever. It first appeared in the May 17, 1947, issue of The New Yorker, and was subsequently collected in The Enormous Radio and Other Stories.[1], 55 Short Stories from the New Yorker, and The Stories of John Cheever.

"The Enormous Radio" was included in the 1953 Best American Short Stories and later in a volume of Best of the Best series.[2][3] In Caedmon's 2004 release of The John Cheever Audio Collection, "The Enormous Radio" is read by Meryl Streep.

  1. ^ Bailey, 2009 (1) p. 1025-1026
  2. ^ Bailey, 2009 (2) p. 152: The story "was included in that year's Best American Short Stories and was also included in a subsequent volume of Best of the Best."
  3. ^ Cheever, John (1953). "The Enormous Radio And Other Stories". Funk & WagnallsCompany. Retrieved March 25, 2012.