Which short story collection won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1979?

The short story collection that won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1979 was The Stories of John Cheever.

Published in 1978, the collection gathers many of John Cheever’s best-known stories, including “The Swimmer,” “The Enormous Radio,” “Goodbye, My Brother,” “The Country Husband,” and “The Five-Forty-Eight.” Its Pulitzer recognized Cheever’s sustained achievement across the collection rather than a single novel.

The award is often confused with other famous story collections. The Lottery and Other Stories was published by Shirley Jackson in 1949, while Nine Stories is J. D. Salinger’s 1953 collection. Cheever’s book also won the National Book Critics Circle Award in 1979, and its first paperback edition later won the 1981 National Book Award for Paperback Fiction.