John Updike
author profile
born
March 18, 1932
died
January 27, 2009
gender
male
place of birth
Shillington, Pennsylvania, The United States
genre
Literature & Fiction
influences
Henry Green, James Joyce, Marcel Proust, J.D. Salinger, James Thurber
about this author
John Hoyer Updike (born March 18, 1932 in Shillington, Pennsylvania) is an American writer. Updike's most famous work is his Rabbit series (Rabbit, Run; Rabbit Redux; Rabbit Is Rich; Rabbit At Rest; and Rabbit Remembered). Rabbit is Rich and Rabbit at Rest both won Pulitzer Prizes for Updike. Describing his subject as "the American small town, Protestant middle class," Updike is well known for his careful craftsmanship and prolific writing, having published 22 novels and more than a dozen short story collections as well as poetry, literary criticism and children's books. Hundreds of his stories, reviews, and poems have appeared in The New Yorker since the 1950s. His works often explore sex, faith, and death, and their inter-relati...more
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Rabbit, Run by John Updike avg rating 3.56 — 4,266 ratings — published 1960 24 editions |
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Rabbit Redux by John Updike avg rating 3.72 — 1,600 ratings — published 1971 17 editions |
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The Witches of Eastwick by John Updike avg rating 3.30 — 1,454 ratings — published 1984 23 editions |
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Rabbit Is Rich by John Updike avg rating 3.87 — 1,197 ratings — published 1982 18 editions |
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Rabbit at Rest by John Updike avg rating 3.96 — 1,024 ratings — published 1990 19 editions |
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Couples by John Updike avg rating 3.48 — 600 ratings — published 1968 22 editions |
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Terrorist by John Updike avg rating 3.06 — 661 ratings — published 2006 19 editions |
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The Centaur by John Updike avg rating 3.71 — 421 ratings — published 1963 17 editions |
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The Best American Short Stories of the Century (The Best American Series) by John Updike avg rating 4.17 — 373 ratings — published 1999 5 editions |
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Rabbit Angstrom : The Four Novels : Rabbit, Run, Rabbit Redux, Rabbit Is Rich, Rabbit at Rest by John Updike avg rating 4.34 — 325 ratings — published 1995 2 editions |
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"Dreams come true. Without that possibility, nature would not incite us to have them. "
— John Updike
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— John Updike
"Suspect each moment, for it is a thief, tiptoeing away with more than it brings."
— John Updike (A Month of Sundays)
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— John Updike (A Month of Sundays)
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