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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: Telephone poles and other poems
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    First published in 1963 — 7 editions
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  • Cover of: Assorted prose.
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    First published in 1965 — 7 editions
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  • Cover of: Bech at bay: a quasi-novel
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    Cover of edition bechatbayquasino00updi_0 Cover of edition bechatbayquasin00updi First published in 1998 — 7 editions
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  • Cover of: Odd jobs: essays and criticism
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    Cover of edition oddjobsessayscri00updi First published in 1991 — 7 editions
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  • Cover of: Prentice Hall: Literature: Gold
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    Cover of edition prenticehalllite09koel Cover of edition prenticehalllit200babu First published in 1994 — 7 editions
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  • Cover of: The Penguin Book of American Short Stories
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    Cover of edition penguinbookofame0000unse_r4w6 Cover of edition penguinbookofame0000coch First published in 1971 — 6 editions
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  • Cover of: Pigeon feathers, and other stories

    First published in 1962 — 6 editions
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  • Cover of: Terrorist: A Novel
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    Cover of edition terrorist00updi First published in 2006 — 6 editions
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  • Cover of: Villages
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    Cover of edition villages00john Cover of edition villages00updi_0 Cover of edition villages0000updi Cover of edition villages0000updi_f0o8 First published in 2004 — 6 editions
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  • Cover of: The widows of Eastwick
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    Cover of edition widowsofeastwick00updi Cover of edition widowsofeastwick00updi_0 First published in 2008 — 6 editions
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  • Cover of: Hasenherz

    First published in 1962 — 6 editions
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  • Cover of: Museums and women, and other stories.
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    Cover of edition museumswomenot00john Cover of edition museumswomenothe00updi First published in 1972 — 6 editions
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  • Cover of: Licks of love: short stories and a sequel
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    First published in 2000 — 6 editions
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  • Cover of: A kentaur: regény

    First published in 1966 — 6 editions
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  • Cover of: The complete Henry Bech: twenty stories
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    First published in 1993 — 5 editions
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  • Cover of: More Matter: Essays and Criticism
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    Cover of edition morematteressays00updi First published in 1999 — 5 editions
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  • Cover of: The United States in Literature
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    Cover of edition unitedstatesinli0007edunse Cover of edition unitedstatesinli1985mill First published in 1985 — 5 editions
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  • Cover of: Best Short Stories: Advanced Level
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    Cover of edition bestshortstories0000harr Cover of edition bestshortstories0000unse First published in 1980 — 5 editions
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  • Cover of: Midpoint and other poems

    First published in 1969 — 5 editions
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  • Cover of: Brazil

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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