Rabbit, Run by John Updike (English) Paperback Book

Description: Rabbit, Run by John Updike Its 1959 and Harry Rabbit Angstrom, one time high school sports superstar, is going nowhere. At twenty-six he is trapped in a second-rate existence - stuck with a fragile, alcoholic wife, a house full of overflowing ashtrays and discarded glasses, a young son and a futile job. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description First time in Modern ClassicsIts 1959 and Harry Rabbit Angstrom, one time high school sports superstar, is going nowhere. At twenty-six he is trapped in a second-rate existence - stuck with a fragile, alcoholic wife, a house full of overflowing ashtrays and discarded glasses, a young son and a futile job. With no way to fix things, he resolves to flee from his family and his home in Pennsylvania, beginning a thousand-mile journey that he hopes will free him from his mediocre life. Because, as he knows only too well, after youve been first-rate at something, no matter what, it kind of takes the kick out of being second-rate. Author Biography John Updike was born in 1932 in Shillington, Pennsylvania. He is the author of over fifty books, including The Poorhouse Fair; the Rabbit series (Rabbit, Run; Rabbit Redux; Rabbit Is Rich; Rabbit At Rest); Marry Me; The Witches of Eastwick, which was made into a major feature film; Memories of the Ford Administration; Brazil; In the Beauty of the Lilies; Toward the End of Time; Gertrude and Claudius; and Seek My Face. He has written a number of collections of short stories, including The Afterlife and Other Stories and Licks of Love, which includes a final Rabbit story, Rabbit Remembered. His essays and criticism first appeared in publications such as the New Yorker and the New York Review of Books, and are now collected into numerous volumes. Collected Poems 1953-1993 brings together almost all of his verse, and a new edition of his Selected Poems is forthcoming from Hamish Hamilton.His novels, stories, and non-fiction collections have won have won the Pulitzer Prize, the National Book Award, the PEN/Faulkner Award, the American Book Award, the National Book Critics Circle Award, the Rosenthal Award and the Howells Medal.Updike graduated from Harvard College in 1954, and spent a year at Oxfords Ruskin School of Drawing and Fine Art. From 1955 to 1957 he was a member of staff at the New Yorker, and he lived in Massachusetts from 1957 until his death in January 2009. Details ISBN0141187832 Author John Updike Pages 288 Publisher Penguin Books Ltd Year 2006 ISBN-10 0141187832 ISBN-13 9780141187839 Format Paperback Publication Date 2006-06-01 Imprint Penguin Classics Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom DEWEY 813.54 Birth 1932 Media Book Death 2009 Short Title RABBIT RUN Language English Residence Beverly Farms, MA, US Series Penguin Modern Classics Series Number 1 UK Release Date 2006-06-01 Alternative 9780141915142 Audience General NZ Release Date 2006-07-16 AU Release Date 2006-07-16 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:2945044;

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