Updike

Description: Please refer to the section BELOW (and NOT ABOVE) this line for the product details - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Title:UpdikeISBN13:9780061896460ISBN10:0061896462Author:Begley, Adam (Author)Description:Updike Is Adam Begley's Masterful, Much-Anticipated Biography Of One Of The Most Celebrated Figures In American Literature: Pulitzer Prize-Winning Author John Updike--A Candid, Intimate, And Richly Detailed Look At His Life And Work In This Magisterial Biography, Adam Begley Offers An Illuminating Portrait Of John Updike, The Acclaimed Novelist, Poet, Short-Story Writer, And Critic Who Saw Himself As A Literary Spy In Small-Town And Suburban America, Who Dedicated Himself To The Task Of Transcribing Middleness With All Its Grits, Bumps And Anonymities Updike Explores The Stages Of The Writer's Pilgrim's Progress: His Beloved Home Turf Of Berks County, Pennsylvania; His Escape To Harvard; His Brief, Busy Working Life As The Golden Boy At The New Yorker; His Family Years In Suburban Ipswich, Massachusetts; His Extensive Travel Abroad; And His Retreat To Another Massachusetts Town, Beverly Farms, Where He Remained Until His Death In 2009 Drawing From In-Depth Research As Well As Interviews With The Writer's Colleagues, Friends, And Family, Begley Explores How Updike's Fiction Was Shaped By His Tumultuous Personal Life--Including His Enduring Religious Faith, His Two Marriages, And His First-Hand Experience Of The Adulterous Society He Was Credited With Exposing In The Bestselling Couples With A Sharp Critical Sensibility That Lends Depth And Originality To His Analysis, Begley Probes Updike's Best-Loved Works--From Pigeon Feathers To The Witches Of Eastwick To The Rabbit Tetralogy--And Reveals A Surprising And Deeply Complex Character Fraught With Contradictions: A Kind Man With A Vicious Wit, A Gregarious Charmer Who Was Ruthlessly Competitive, A Private Person Compelled To Spill His Secrets On The Printed Page Updike Offers An Admiring Yet Balanced Look At This National Treasure, A Master Whose Writing Continues To Resonate Like No One Else's Binding:Paperback, PaperbackPublisher:Harper PerennialPublication Date:2015-03-31Weight:1 lbsDimensions:1'' H x 7.9'' L x 5.2'' WNumber of Pages:592Language:English

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