About
John Updike was a major American writer of the second half of the 20th century. Born in Pennsylvania, he studied at Harvard and Oxford before becoming a staff writer at The New Yorker. His prolific work includes novels, short stories, poetry, and essays. He is best known for his Rabbit tetralogy, which depicts American life through the character of Harry 'Rabbit' Angstrom. Winner of two Pulitzer Prizes and two National Book Awards, he left his mark on literature with his precise style and exploration of themes such as sexuality, religion, and the middle class.
* 1932-03-18 — † 2009-01-27
Major works
- Rabbit, Run (1960)novel
- The Centaur (1963)novel
- Couples (1968)novel
- Rabbit Is Rich (1981)novel
- The Witches of Eastwick (1984)novel
Key milestones
- 1955Becomes a staff writer at The New Yorker.
- 1982Wins the Pulitzer Prize for Rabbit Is Rich.
- 1991Wins the Pulitzer Prize for Rabbit at Rest.
Themes
American middle-class lifesexualityreligionmarriage and divorceaging and mortality
Sources: id.loc.gov · britannica.com · nationalbook.org
