Breaking: John Updike dead at 76
I just happened to be surfing the net reading the daily news and I came across this sad story that John Updike has died! Here’s a quote from the story I read:
John Updike, the Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist, prolific man of letters and erudite chronicler of sex, divorce and other adventures in the postwar prime of the American empire, died Tuesday at age 76.
The news comes from this brief article on Fox News (yeah, I know). This is a sad day for the literary world, as Updike was a prolific writer. I read his Rabbit series when I first started studying literature in college and really enjoyed the books – maybe I’ll have to revisit them. The most recent Updike book I read was Terrorist. Not my favorite, but this isn’t the time or place for critiquing his work.
My thoughts go out to Updike’s family and legions of fans!
UPDATE: CNN picked up the story with this very brief article. And the New York Times fills in the gaps with this article.
What John Updike books have you read? Which Updike books were your favorite? Leave a comment below!
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That’s too sad… I loved ‘The Centaur’ the most. When I say Updike, I see Chiron… May he rests in peace.
@Dan: when I think Updike, I think of when he guest starred on that episode of The Simpsons.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Insane_Clown_Poppy