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dd74 01-27-2009 01:27 PM
John Updike
 
...today died. He was 76.

He was one of the quintessential American writers, and definitely in a league with Faulkner, Hemingway and Fitzgerald.

He'll be missed. :(

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/28/books/28updike.html?pagewanted=5&_r=1&hp

Seahawk 01-27-2009 01:32 PM
Sad...I read all the 'Rabbit' books but a, "A Month of Sundays" was my favorite.

RIP.

Dottore 01-27-2009 01:51 PM
Great writer. RIP.

I think Rabbit Angstrom has to be one of the greatest figures in American literature. Ever.

"Couples" was another of my favorites.

CJFusco 01-27-2009 03:46 PM
WHAT?! How did this not filter down to me until now?! Thank god for Pelican.

Updike was a phenomenal essayist, and a supremely skilled writer of fiction. I honestly didn't like the drive of his stories; some writers you love, some you don't. But he was one of the great ones, and he was immensely talented. This is truly sad news.


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