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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: Buchanan dying: a play.
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    Cover of edition buchanandyingpla0000updi_k7r3 First published in 1974 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: Due Considerations: Essays and Criticism

    First published in 2007 — 3 editions
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    Cover of edition helpfulalphabeto0000updi First published in 1995 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: Licks Of Love :short Stories And A Sequel, "Rabbit Remembered"

    First published in 2001 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: The magic flute

    First published in 1962 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: More stately mansions: a story

    First published in 1987 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: Facing nature: poems
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    First published in 1985 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: Heksene i Eastwick

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  • Cover of: Corre, Coelho: romance

    First published in 1965 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: Hazehart: Rabbit, run

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  • Cover of: Un mese di domeniche

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  • Cover of: Der weite Weg zu zweit: Szenen einer Liebe

    First published in 1982 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: La ferme: roman

    First published in 1968 — 3 editions
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    First published in 1970 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: Le streghe di Eastwick

    First published in 1986 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: Rabbit is rich

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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