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John Updike

Prof. John Updike, American novelist, poet, short story writer, art critic, and literary critic

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American novelist, poet (1932–2009)

Born 18 March 1932
Died 27 January 2009

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  • Cover of: Licks of love: short stories and a sequel
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    Cover of edition licksofloveshort00updi First published in 2001 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: Deadly Sins
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    Cover of edition deadlysins00pync First published in 1993 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: Updike in Cincinnati: a literary performance
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    First published in 2007 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: Seven American short stories: Ambrose Bierce, William Faulkner, Sinclair Lewis, Harry D. Miller, Edgar Allan Poe, Damon Runyon, John Updike
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    First published in 1989 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: Endpoint and Other Poems

    First published in 2009 — 2 editions
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    First published in 1964 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: The Song of Solomon: Love Poetry of the Spirit (Classic Bible Series)

    First published in 1999 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: Surviving: The Uncollected Writings of Henry Green

    First published in 1992 — 2 editions
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    First published in 1997 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: Rabbit in Ruhe: Roman

    First published in 1992 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: The music school

    First published in 1970 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: As bruxas de Eastwick

    First published in 1987 — 2 editions
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    First published in 1986 — 2 editions
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    First published in 1995 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: The afterlife and other stories

    First published in 1995 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: Das fest am Abend: roman

    First published in 1961 — 2 editions
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Photo of John Updike

American novelist, poet (1932–2009)

Born 18 March 1932
Died 27 January 2009

Subjects

Fiction, American fiction (fictional works by one author), Harry Angstrom (Fictitious character), Middle class men, Social life and customs, Literature, American Short stories, American poetry, Poetry, American literature, Fiction, short stories (single author), Man-woman relationships, Adultery, Autobiographical memory, Families, History, History and criticism, Manners and customs, Older women, Terrorism, Women painters, American fiction, Egyptian Americans, Fiction, general, Interviewing

Places

United States, Massachusetts, New England, Vermont, Denmark, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island, England, Alabama, India, Owl Creek Bridge, Brazil, Calcutta, Jefferson, Mallard residence, Mississippi, Pennsylvania, Salem Village, Surrey, Wall Street, Yoknapatawpha County, Africa, Connecticut, Ipswich (Mass.)

People

John Updike, John Updike (1932-2009), Devil, John H. Watson, Peyton Farquhar, Sherlock Holmes, Bartleby, Brently Mallard, Cicero, Colonel Sartoris, Emily Grierson, Ethelred, Faith Brown, Ginger Nut, Goodman Brown, Goody Cloyse, Grimesby Roylott, Helen Stoner, Homer Barron, James Buchanan (1791-1868), John Jacob Astor, Josephine, Louise Mallard, Madeline Usher, Mr. Grierson

Time

20th century, 19th century, 1600s, 1861-65, Antebellum era, 1241-1397, 1861-1865, American Civil War, 1692, 1974-1977, Civil War, 1861-1865, Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775, 1890, 1940s-1960s, 1950's, 20e siècle, 21st century, Civil War, December, Early Twenty-first Century, Geschichte 1940-1990, Geschichte 2000, Xian dai, carnival, the mid 1980s

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Alternative names

  • UPDIKE,J
  • J Updike
  • dust jacket design by author John Updike
  • John UPDIKE
  • John. Updike

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May 3, 2025 Edited by MichaelVannin Edited without comment.
May 9, 2023 Edited by AgentSapphire merge authors
April 25, 2023 Edited by OnFrATa merge authors
April 22, 2023 Edited by bitnapper Edited without comment.
April 1, 2008 Created by an anonymous user initial import