John Updike
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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) was 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-relat...more
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Rabbit, Run by John Updike avg rating 3.55 — 5,043 ratings — published 1960 29 editions |
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Rabbit Redux by John Updike avg rating 3.70 — 1,838 ratings — published 1971 16 editions |
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The Witches of Eastwick by John Updike avg rating 3.28 — 1,850 ratings — published 1984 26 editions |
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Rabbit Is Rich by John Updike avg rating 3.84 — 1,382 ratings — published 1980 19 editions |
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Rabbit at Rest by John Updike avg rating 3.95 — 1,190 ratings — published 1990 18 editions |
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Couples by John Updike avg rating 3.48 — 693 ratings — published 1968 23 editions |
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Terrorist by John Updike avg rating 3.07 — 755 ratings — published 2006 20 editions |
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The Centaur by John Updike avg rating 3.71 — 487 ratings — published 1963 19 editions |
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The Best American Short Stories of the Century (The Best American Series) by John Updike avg rating 4.18 — 422 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 4.31 — 355 ratings — published 1994 3 editions |
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"Dreams come true. Without that possibility, nature would not incite us to have them. "
— John Updike
— John Updike
"Suspect each moment, for it is a thief, tiptoeing away with more than it brings."
— John Updike (A Month of Sundays)
— John Updike (A Month of Sundays)
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