John Updike

4 summariesLiterary Fiction, Romance, Historical Fiction

John Hoyer Updike was an American novelist, poet, short-story writer, art critic, and literary critic. One of only four writers to win the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction more than once, Updike published more than twenty novels, more than a dozen short-story collections, as well as poetry, art and literary criticism and children's books during his career.

Books by John Updike

4 books available

Rabbit Is Rich
John Updike
3.9 (15k) average on GoodreadsLiterary Fiction
In late 1970s America, a prosperous Harry 'Rabbit' Angstrom deals with his difficult son and past loves, trying to find a happiness that always feels just out of reach.
Rabbit at Rest
John Updike
4.0 (14k) average on GoodreadsLiterary Fiction
As his body fails in the late 1980s, former basketball star Harry "Rabbit" Angstrom deals with a struggling son, an independent wife, and a lifetime of choices, searching for meaning in his final years.
Rabbit Redux
John Updike
3.8 (14k) average on GoodreadsLiterary Fiction
In 1969, a middle-aged Harry 'Rabbit' Angstrom, left by his family, searches for purpose and belief amid social unrest and personal ruin.
Brazil
John Updike
3.5 (2k) average on GoodreadsLiterary Fiction
In Brazil, two lovers from different worlds face poverty, crime, and social divides to build a love that overcomes all odds.