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John Updike

Biography John Updike (1932 - 2009)

American novelist, poet, short story writer, art critic and literary critic

Was born on 18 mar 1932.
Died on 27 jan 2009, at 76 years old.

Origin country United States

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His most famous work is his Rabbit series which include the novels Rabbit Run, Rabbit Redux, Rabbit Is Rich, Rabbit At Rest and the novella: Rabbit Remembered. Both Rabbit Is Rich and Rabbit At Rest received the Pulitzer Prize.

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