The prolific writer John Updike died yesterday at the age of 76. Updike is best known for his Rabbit series (Rabbit, Run, Rabbit Redux, Rabbit Is Rich, Rabbit At Rest, and Rabbit Remembered) which chronicled the life of Harry "Rabbit" Angstrom. Updike won the Pulitzer Prize for Rabbit is Rich and Rabbit at Rest. His most recent novel, The Widows of Eastwick, was published in 2008 and is the sequel to The Witches of Eastwick. Updike published more than twenty-five novels and more than a dozen short story collections, as well as poetry, art criticism, literary criticism, non-fiction, essays and children's books.
Wednesday, January 28, 2009
John Updike, 1932 - 2009
The prolific writer John Updike died yesterday at the age of 76. Updike is best known for his Rabbit series (Rabbit, Run, Rabbit Redux, Rabbit Is Rich, Rabbit At Rest, and Rabbit Remembered) which chronicled the life of Harry "Rabbit" Angstrom. Updike won the Pulitzer Prize for Rabbit is Rich and Rabbit at Rest. His most recent novel, The Widows of Eastwick, was published in 2008 and is the sequel to The Witches of Eastwick. Updike published more than twenty-five novels and more than a dozen short story collections, as well as poetry, art criticism, literary criticism, non-fiction, essays and children's books.
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