John Updike Remembered - by Jack A de Bellis (Paperback)

About the Book

"Fifty-three commentators present a prismatic view of two-time Pulitzer Prize winner John Updike and his work through anecdote and insight. Interviews and essays from family, friends and associates reveal sides of the novelist perhaps unfamiliar to the public. Contributors include his first wife, their children, high school and college friends, authors, journalists, scholars, and Updike's biographer"--

Book Synopsis

Fifty-three individuals present a prismatic view of the two-time Pulitzer Prize winner and his work through anecdote and insight. Interviews and essays from family, friends and associates reveal sides of the novelist perhaps unfamiliar to the public--the high school prankster, the golfer, the creator of bedtime stories, the charming ironist, the faithful correspondent with scholars, the devoted friend and the dedicated practitioner of his craft.

The contributors include his first wife, Mary Pennington, and three of their children; high school and college friends; authors John Barth, Joyce Carol Oates and Nicholson Baker; journalists Terri Gross and Ann Goldstein; and scholars Jay Parini, William Pritchard, James Plath, and Adam Begley, Updike's biographer.

Review Quotes

"Knowledgeable...deftly edited...insightful...strongly recommended" -Midwest Book Review.

About the Author

Jack A. De Bellis, a professor emeritus at Lehigh University, was a founder of the John Updike Society (and a director 2009-2014) and is an editor of the John Updike Review. He lives in Allentown, Pennsylvania.