David Updike





David Updike

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The son of esteemed American writer John Updike, David was born in 1959 in Massachusetts.

He studied Art History at Harvard, and received his M.A.T. from Columbia University.

He has written a collection of short stories, Out on the Marsh, (Godine) as well as six books for children. His book, A Helpful Alphabet of Cheerful Objects, features his own photographs.

His published work includes an illustrated series for young readers that includes A Winter Journey (1985), An Autumn Tale (1988), A Spring Story (1989), and The Sounds of Summer (1993). The stories chronicle the seasonal adventures of a boy named Homer and his beloved dog Sophocles.

His novel, Ivy's Turn, is set in 1993 that, though 30 years after the civil rights movement, still has tab...more


Average rating: 3.53 · 53 ratings · 18 reviews · 10 distinct works
Old Girlfriends: Stories
3.39 of 5 stars 3.39 avg rating — 36 ratings — published 2009 — 3 editions
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Out on the Marsh
4.11 of 5 stars 4.11 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 1988 — 2 editions
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An Autumn Tale
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Ivy' S Turn
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A Spring Story
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The Sounds of Summer
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Old Girlfriends: Stories
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Seven Times Eight
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