Articles tagged "john updike"

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The long, distinguished career of John Updike

by Carlin Romano [The Philadelphia Inquirer (MCT)]

[28.Jan.09] :. John Updike, 76, the bookish, prolific, Berks County, Pa.-born novelist, poet and critic whose extraordinary and exquisite six-decade body of work made him Pennsylvania’s greatest contributor...

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Updike pioneered suburban novel

by Geeta Sharma Jensen [Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (MCT)]

[28.Jan.09] :. John Updike, the iconic chronicler of white male angst in the second half of the 20th century, died Tuesday at age 76, leaving behind an expansive legacy of incisive work that assures him a...

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Writing too enjoyable an endeavor for John Updike to consider retirement

by John Mark Eberhart [McClatchy Newspapers (MCT)]

[7.Jan.09] :. Stephen King has talked about it. The late Kurt Vonnegut actually did it, for the most part. John Updike has no intention of it. The word is retire, and it’s just not Updike’s style....

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The Widows of Eastwick by John Updike

by Christopher Guerin

[9.Dec.08] :. The novel has enormous vitality and the main characters are memorable, but the moral ambiguity, really moral obliviousness, is disappointing.

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Americana and Other Poems by John Updike

by John Kenyon

Updike's writing and vocabulary place him in rarified air with few peers. In verse, that talent and intellect are featured in what is perhaps their best arena, a place where his razor sharp wit, keen observational eye, and precise writing shine the brightest.

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