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The last two stories in the volume feel very randomly held together and lacked focus for me, but most of the others were enjoyable. I particularly liked the title story "Pigeon Feathers" along with "The Astronomer," "Dear Alexandros," "A&P," and "The Doctor's Wife."
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Jan 1, 1995 · Pigeon Feathers (in full Pigeon Feathers and Other Stories) Collection of short fiction by JOHN UPDIKE , published in 1962 and comprising the stories "Pigeon Feathers," "Flight," and "Friends from Philadelphia." In these early stories Updike attempted to capture overlooked or unexpected beauty in life.
"Some of the most beautiful writing in contemporary American literature is between the covers of this book . . ." BOSTON HERALD The triumphant collection of short stories by America's most acclaimed novelist.
"These stories 'are filled with gentle humor and irony. Youth, marriage, and family life provide most of the themes." Cinncinnati Public Libr.
Pigeon Feathers: And Other Stories - Ebook written by John Updike. Read this book using Google Play Books app on your PC, android, iOS devices. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read Pigeon Feathers: And Other Stories.
The theme of memory runs through this collection of short stories and for many of the characters the past is a miraculous land perpetually in need of rediscovery The stories concern an America where most are exiles and moving automobiles contain a lot of their lives They move from comic romance to sombre monologue, by way of soliloquies delivered by an angel, an AP clerk and a lifeguard and ...
