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4 days ago · John Hoyer Updike (March 18, 1932 – January 27, 2009) was an American novelist, poet, short-story writer, art critic, and literary critic.One of only four writers to win the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction more than once (the others being Booth Tarkington, William Faulkner, and Colson Whitehead), Updike published more than twenty novels, more than a dozen short-story collections, as well as ...
Jul 19, 2024 · John Updike (born March 18, 1932, Reading, Pennsylvania, U.S.—died January 27, 2009, Danvers, Massachusetts) was an American writer of novels, short stories, and poetry, known for his careful craftsmanship and realistic but subtle depiction of “American, Protestant, small-town, middle-class” life.
Jul 19, 2024 · John Hoyer Updike was a popular American novelist who wrote fiction focusing on life in the middle-class United States. Many of his books discussed small-town American issues, such as religious issues, infidelity, and family obligations.
Jul 24, 2024 · Updike is Adam Begley's masterful, much-anticipated biography of one of the most celebrated figures in American literature: Pulitzer Prize-winning author John Updike--a candid, intimate, and richly detailed look at his life and work.
Jul 27, 2024 · Mathé’s introduction to John Updike came when she went to Oxford and studied “Puritanism in John Updike’s Fiction” with Jeanne-Marie Santraud, “who was the only Americanist at Paris IV.” She would go on to write her master’s thesis on Updike and compose a monograph for the American Voices series edited by Marc ...
Jul 27, 2024 · John Updike’s short story “A&P” is a classic piece of American literature that continues to captivate readers decades after its publication in 1961. This seemingly simple tale of a young cashier’s rebellion against authority offers a wealth of insights into American society, youth culture, and the human condition.
Jul 26, 2024 · John Updike, 1990 . 10 hours and 45 minutes to read. 476. The Art of War Sun Tzu, 475BC . 3 hours and 14 minutes to read. 477. The Way We Live Now Anthony Trollope, 1875 .
5 days ago · Recital. ‘Recital’ by John Updike is a poetic tribute to Roger Bobo, an American tuba virtuoso and brass pedagogue. This poem captures the popularity of Bobo’s tuba playing skills. Read Poem. PDF Guide. His novels include Rabbit, Run, and Rabbit Redux.
5 days ago · In “25 Best Books About Witches to Read in 2024: Spellbinding Books Filled with Magic and Mystery,” Marilyn Walters made John Updike’s The Witches of Eastwick her sixth pick. Topping the list was Circe by Madeline Miller, Practical Magic by Alice Hoffman, The Witching Hour by Anne Rice, The Familiars by Stacey Halls, and Hex by Thomas Olde Heuvelt.
Jul 27, 2024 · John Updike Society board member Sylvie Mathé was profiled in the series “Persistence of Character — Major interview: Archaeology of a journey” in e-Rea, electronic journal of studies on the English-speaking world.
