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   On September 28, 1960—a day that will live forever in the hearts of fans—Red Sox slugger Ted Williams stepped up to the plate for his last at-bat in Fenway Park. Seizing the occasion, he belted a solo home run—a storybook ending to a storied career.

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   John Hoyer Updike (March 18, 1932 – January 27, 2009) was an American novelist, poet, short-story writer, art critic, and literary critic. One of only four writers to win the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction more than once (the others being Booth Tarkington, William Faulkner, and Colson Whitehead), Updike published more than twenty novels, more ...

3. www.penguinrandomhouse.com › books › 181933Rabbit, Run by John Updike: 9780449911655 ...

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   Rabbit, Run is the book that established John Updike as one of the major American novelists of his—or any other—generation. Its hero is Harry “Rabbit” Angstrom, a onetime high-school basketball star who on an impulse deserts his wife and son.

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4. www.goodreads.com › book › showA Childs Calendar by John Updike - Goodreads

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   A Child's Calendar describes the 12 months of the year through poetic verses. John Updike writes beautiful poems about each month, while Trina Schart Hyman brings the poems to life with her watercolor illustrations.

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5. www.goodreads.com › author › showJohn Updike (Author of Rabbit, Run) - Goodreads

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   • 3.8/5 (307.5K)
   • Death Date: January 27, 2009

   • Birth Date: March 18, 1932

   • Rabbit, Run (Rabbit Angstrom, #1)
   • Rabbit Is Rich (Rabbit Angstrom, #3)
   • Rabbit at Rest (Rabbit Angstrom, #4)
   • Rabbit Redux (Rabbit Angstrom, #2)

6. www.publishersweekly.com › pw › by-topicThe 10 Best John Updike Books - Publishers Weekly

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   Oct 23, 2015 · 1. Rabbit Angstrom: A Tetralogy - Rabbit, Run; Rabbit Redux; Rabbit Is Rich; and Rabbit at Rest: this series epitomizes for many readers their experience of Updike—indeed their experience...

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   How many books did John Updike write?

   • David Levenson / Getty Images John Updike (March 18, 1932 - January 27, 2009) was an American novelist, essayist, and short story writer who brought the neuroses and the shifting sexual mores of the American middle class to the fore. He published more than 20 novels, a dozen collections of short stories, poetry, and nonfiction.

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   What are Updike's favorite books?

   • We asked Mr. Carduff to choose ten of his favorite books by Updike in a variety of genres. 1. Rabbit Angstrom: A Tetralogy - Rabbit, Run; Rabbit Redux; Rabbit Is Rich; and Rabbit at Rest: this series epitomizes for many readers their experience of Updike—indeed their experience of the postwar American novel.

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   Who was John Updike?

   • Hub Fans Bid Kid Adieu: John Updike on Ted Williams - On September 28, 1960, Red Sox slugger Ted Williams swung his bat one last time in Boston’s Fenway Park. He hit a home run—a storybook ending to a storied career—and Updike was there to capture it, in what no less an authority than Roger Angell has called “the best baseball essay ever.”

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   What is run by John Updike about?

   • “A lacerating story of loss and of seeking, written in prose that is charged with emotion but is always held under impeccable control.”—Kansas City StarRabbit, Run is the book that established John Updike as one of the major American novelists of his—or any other—generation.

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   Who is John Hoyer Updike?

   • from the BBC program Front Row, October 31, 2008. John Hoyer Updike (March 18, 1932 – January 27, 2009) was an American novelist, poet, short-story writer, art critic, and literary critic.

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   Why are Updike's novels based on historical events?

   • Updike's novels about America almost always contain references to political events of the time. In this sense, they are artifacts of their historical eras, showing how national leaders shape and define their times. The lives of ordinary citizens take place against this wider background.

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8. www.thoughtco.com › biography-of-john-updike-4777786Biography of John Updike, American Author - ThoughtCo

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   Dec 29, 2019 · John Updike (March 18, 1932 - January 27, 2009) was an American novelist, essayist, and short story writer who brought the neuroses and the shifting sexual mores of the American middle class to the fore. He published more than 20 novels, a dozen collections of short stories, poetry, and nonfiction. Updike was one of only three writers to win ...