John Updike

Widely regarded as a superb stylist, John Updike celebrates the sensual lifestyle with fluid, precise prose. Here, numerous prominent critics examine his work. Texts studied include The Centaur, for which Updike won a National Book Award, and Couples. This title, John Updike, part of Chelsea House Publishers’ Modern Critical Views series, examines the major works of John Updike through full-length critical essays by expert literary critics. In addition, this title features a short biography on John Updike, a chronology of the author’s life, and an introductory essay written by Harold Bloom, Sterling Professor of the Humanities, Yale University.