John Updike's Early Years
Book Details
Author(s)Jack De Bellis
PublisherLehigh University Press
ISBN / ASIN1611461308
ISBN-139781611461305
AvailabilityUsually ships in 24 hours
Sales Rank2,385,931
MarketplaceUnited States 🇺🇸
Description
John Updike’s Early Years first examines his family, then places him in the context of the Depression and World War II. Relying upon interviews with former classmates, the next chapters examine Updike’s early life and leisure activities, his athletic ability, social leadership, intellectual prowess, comical pranks, and his experience with girls. Two chapters explore Updike’s cartooning and drawing, and the last chapter explains how he modeled his characters on his schoolmates. Lists of Updike’s works treating Pennsylvania, and a compilation of contributions to his school paper are included, along with profiles of all students, faculty and administrators during his years at Shillington High School.
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