{"product_id":"john-updike-novels-1968-1975-loa-326-couples-rabbit-redux-a-month-of-sundays-hardcover","title":"John Updike: Novels 1968-1975 (Loa #326): Couples \/ Rabbit Redux \/ A Month of Sundays - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJohn Updike\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eChristopher Carduff\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLibrary of America's definitive Updike edition continues with three masterful novels on the joys and the discontents of the sexual revolution\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHere for the first time in one volume are three of John Updike's most essential novels--the scandalous \u003ci\u003eCouples\u003c\/i\u003e, the brilliant \u003ci\u003eRabbit Redux\u003c\/i\u003e, and the uproarious \u003ci\u003eA Month of Sundays\u003c\/i\u003e--which together form an unforgettable triptych of the social turbulence that roiled America from the Kennedy to the Nixon years. Written with the grace, verve, and style of one of literature's most sophisticated entertainers, these books not only reveal Updike's genius in characterization and his formal versatility as a novelist but also delve into the complexities of sex and marriage, social class and personal morality, and the difficult quandaries of the flesh and the spirit. As a special feature the volume also presents two short pieces that shed light on the novels and the tale \"Couples: A Short Story,\" the origin of the novel of the same name, written in 1963 but deemed unsuitable for publication by \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJohn Updike\u003c\/b\u003e (1932-2009) was born in Shillington, Pennsylvania. He graduated from Harvard College in 1954, and spent a year in Oxford, England, at the Ruskin School of Drawing and Fine Art. From 1955 to 1957 he was a member of the staff of \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker.\u003c\/i\u003e He is the author of more than sixty books, including collections of short stories, poems, essays, and criticism. His novels won the Pulitzer Prize, the National Book Award, the National Book Critics Circle, and the Howells Medal, among other honors. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eChristopher Carduff \u003c\/b\u003eis Books Editor of \u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e and a former consulting editor at the Library of America. He is the editor of John Updike's posthumous collections \u003ci\u003eHigher Gossip: Essays and Criticism\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAlways Looking: Essays on Art, Selected Poems\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eCollected Stories\u003c\/i\u003e.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1150\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.6 x 7.9 x 5.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 07, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47497890562269,"sku":"9781598536492","price":48.6,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/9867\/8237\/files\/X8eBNrOKMU9781598536492.webp?v=1771989287","url":"https:\/\/handfulofbooks.com\/products\/john-updike-novels-1968-1975-loa-326-couples-rabbit-redux-a-month-of-sundays-hardcover","provider":"Handful of Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}