John Updike

American novelist, poet (1932–2009)

John Hoyer Updike (March 18, 1932 - January 27, 2009) was an American author of works including Rabbit, Run and Couples. He was born in Reading, Pennsylvania. He died of lung cancer in Danvers, Massachusetts in January 2009.

John Updike
Updike in 1986
Updike in 1986
BornJohn Hoyer Updike
(1932-03-18)March 18, 1932
Reading, Pennsylvania, U.S.
DiedJanuary 27, 2009(2009-01-27) (aged 76)
Danvers, Massachusetts, U.S.
Occupation
EducationHarvard University (BA)
Ruskin School of Art, Oxford
GenreLiterary realism
Notable worksRabbit Angstrom novels: Rabbit, Run (1960)
Rabbit Redux (1971)
Rabbit is Rich (1981)
Rabbit at Rest (1990)
Henry Bech stories
The Witches of Eastwick
Spouses
  • (m. 1953; div. 1974)
  • (m. 1977)

Signature
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References

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  1. "John Updike". Front Row. October 31, 2008. BBC Radio 4. Retrieved January 18, 2014.