The Early Stories

1953-1975

Paperback, 864 pages

English language

Published Sept. 28, 2004 by Ballantine Books.

ISBN:
978-0-345-46336-4
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A grand collection of John Updike's inimitable early stories.Gathering together almost all the short fiction that John Updike published between 1953 and 1975, this collection opens with Updike's autobiographical stories about a young boy growing up during the Depression in a small Pennsylvania town. There follows tales of life away from home, student days, early marriage and young families, and finally Updike's experimental stories on 'The Single Life'. Here, then, is a rich and satisfying feast of Updike – his wit, his easy mastery of language, his genius for recalling the subtleties of ordinary life and the excitements, and perils, of the pursuit of happiness.

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Subjects

  • Literary
  • Short Stories (single author)
  • Fiction / Anthologies (multiple authors)
  • Anthologies (multiple authors)
  • Fiction
  • Fiction - General