John Updike remembered : friends, family and colleagues reflect on the writer and the man /

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Bibliographic Details
Imprint:	Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2017]
Description:	xii, 217 pages ; 23 cm
Language:	English
Subject:	Updike, John -- Criticism and interpretation. Updike, John -- Appreciation. Updike, John. Novelists, American -- 20th century -- Biography. Art appreciation. Novelists, American. Biography. Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11371887

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Other authors / contributors:	De Bellis, Jack, editor.
ISBN:	9781476667065 1476667063
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary:	"Fifty-three commentators present a prismatic view of two-time Pulitzer Prize winner John Updike and his work through anecdote and insight. Interviews and essays from family, friends and associates reveal sides of the novelist perhaps unfamiliar to the public. Contributors include his first wife, their children, high school and college friends, authors, journalists, scholars, and Updike's biographer"--

Table of Contents:

Preface
Introduction
Part I. Shillington and Plowville, 1932-50: Interviews with Updike's Classmates from Kindergarten through High School
1. Ann M. Weik (Cassar)
2. Jim Trexler
3. Gerry Potts
4. The Rev. Dr. Robert I. Rhoads, Sr.
5. Shirley F. Smith (Berger)
6. Joan P. Venne (Youngerman)
7. Jackie J. Hirneisen (Kendall)
8. Richard W. Manderbach
9. Barry R. Nelson
10. Emerson W. Gundy
11. Harlan L. Boyer
12. The Rev. Victor Kroninger
13. Jack E. Guerin
14. Barbara L. Hartz (Behney)
15. Tony VanLiew
16. Joan Bonier (Conrad)
17. Nancy A. March (LeVan)
18. Myrtle Council
19. Benarda A. Palm
Part II. Harvard and New York, 1950-57: Writers Recall the Early Years
20. "Updike at the Harvard Lampoon"
21. "John Updike's First Fan Letter"
22. "Roommates and Rivals: John Updike and Christopher Lasch at Harvard"
23. "John at Harvard"
Part III. Ipswich, Massachusetts, 1957-75: Looking Back and Moving Forward
24. "R.I.P"
25. "Groping for the Truth"
Part IV. Beverly Farms: 1976-2009: Writers, Fans, Friends and Family Reflect and Reminisce
26. "Remembering John Updike"
27. "My Dear Friend John Updike"
28. "John Updike"
29. "Updike in Sync"
30. "The Centaur's Son"
31. "Updike and the Numinous"
32. "Touching Genius: John Updike's Odd Obsession"
33. From U & I
34. "The Nod"
35. "Who Was John Updike?-Ask His Driver"
36. "John Updike: Gentleman"
37. "John Updike"
38. "Updike as Correspondent, Literary Performer, and Composer of Sentences"
39. "My John Updike"
40. "The Problem I Had in Common with John Updike"
41. "Fringe Benefit"
42. "Updike's Dangerous Charm"
43. "My Night with John Updike"
44. "Knowing John Updike"
45. "Creating John Updike"
46. "John Updike: Short Fiction, Long Impression"
47. "All the Clever Young Men"
48. "Brief Encounters with Updike (2002-2008)"
49. "Updike at Rest"
50. "Remembering John Updike"
Part V. Family Remembrances
51. "Remembering Daddy"
52. "A Toast to the Visible World: Remembering John Updike"
53. Miranda Updike Freyleue: "Reflections on My Father"
54. Updike Family Panel in Reading, Pennsylvania
Appendix: A Chronology of John Updike's Life and Works
Chapter Notes
An Updike Bibliography
General Bibliography
Index

John Updike remembered : friends, family and colleagues reflect on the writer and the man /

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