Using details of the ancient Scandinavian legends that were the inspiration for Hamlet John Updike brings to life Gertrudeâs girlhood as the daughter of King Rorik her arranged marriage to the man who becomes King Hamlet and her middle-a...
Gertrude and Claudius are the âvillainsâ of Hamlet: he the killer of Hamletâs father and usurper of the Danish throne; she his lusty consort, who marries Claudius before her late husbandâ...
Since the series' inception in 1915, the annual volumes of The Best American Short Stories have launched literary careers, showcased the most compelling stories of each year, and confirmed for all time the significance of the short story in our national...
As a golfer for almost forty years John Updike has written frequently about the game. This gathering of his pieces covers everything from the peculiar charms of bad golf and the satisfactions of an essentially losing struggle to the camaraderie of good...
One hot afternoon in 1910 the Reverend Clarence Wilmot standing in the rectory of the Fourth Presbyterian Church experiences the last vestiges of his faith departing. True to this revelation Clarence abandons the pulpit and becomes an encyclopedia salesma...
In the Beauty of the Lilies begins in 1910 and traces Godâs relation to four generations of American seekers, beginning with Clarence Wilmot, a clergyman in Paterson, New Jersey. He loses his faith but finds solace at the movies, respite...
In John Updikeâs fourth and final novel about Harry âRabbitâ Angstrom, the hero has acquired a Florida condo, a second grandchild, and a troubled, overworked heart. His son, Nelson, is behaving erratic...
In this sequel to Rabbit, Run, John Updike resumes the spiritual quest of his anxious Everyman, Harry âRabbitâ Angstrom. Ten years have passed; the impulsive former athlete has become a paunchy thirty-six-year-old conse...
Ten years after RABBIT REDUX, Harry Angstrom has come to enjoy prosperity as the Chief Sales Representative of Springer Motors. The rest of the world may be falling to pieces, but Harrry's doing all right. That is, until his son returns from the West,...