John Updike: Biography
John Updike (John Hoyer Updike) was born on March 18th, 1932. John passed away January 27th, 2009 at 76 years old. John Updike was born in Shillington, Pennsylvania, USA.
John Updike was the author of the John Updike Short Story Collections series which consists of 27 novels. The John Updike Short Story Collections series started in 1959 with the novel The Same Door, Short Stories. The most recently released novel in the John Updike Short Story Collections series was Hoping for a Hoopoe which was released in 2020. There are no upcoming novels for the John Updike Short Story Collections series.
John Updike: Awards & Accolades
John Updike has won multiple awards including: The Helmerich Award, Peggy V. Helmerich Distinguished Author Award, in 1987 and the St. Louis Literary Award, Distinguished Figure in Literature, in 1987. John Updike was also nominated for the International Booker Prize, Outstanding Achievement in Fiction, in 2005.
Updike's books have also won multiple awards, The Centaur won the National Book Awards, Best Fiction, in 1964. Rabbit Is Rich won the National Book Awards, Best Fiction - Hardcover, in 1982. My Mother She Killed Me, My Father He Ate Me won the World Fantasy Award, Anthology, in 2011.
John Updike books have also been nominated for multiple awards, Rabbit, Run was nominated for the National Book Awards, Best Fiction, in 1961. Pigeon Feathers and Other Stories was nominated for the National Book Awards, Best Fiction, in 1963. Bech: A Book was nominated for the National Book Awards, Best Fiction, in 1971. Rabbit Redux was nominated for the National Book Awards, Best Fiction, in 1972. Too Far to Go was nominated for the National Book Awards, Best Fiction - Paperback, in 1980. The Widows of Eastwick was nominated for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize, Best Fiction, in 1984.
John Updike: Lists & Other Mentions
- Couples was a New York Times: #1 Fiction Best Seller in 1968.
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John Updike: F.A.Q
When was John Updike Born?
John Updike was born on March 18th, 1932.
When did John Updike die?
John Updike died on January 27th, 2009 at 76 years old.
Where was John Updike Born?
John Updike was born in Shillington, Pennsylvania, USA.
What awards has John Updike won?
John Updike has won the following awards: Peggy V. Helmerich Distinguished Author Award at the Helmerich Award (1987) and the Distinguished Figure in Literature at the St. Louis Literary Award (1987).
What book awards has John Updike won?
What was the first book John Updike wrote?
The first novel written by John Updike was The Poorhouse Fair, published in 1958.
What was the most recent book John Updike wrote?
His most recently released work was In Love with a Wanton on August 4th, 2020.
How many books has John Updike written?
John Updike has written 81 books across 16 series, excluding contributions to anthologies.
- 5 books in the Harry "Rabbit" Angstrom Series
- 3 books in the Henry Bech Series
- 2 books in the Buchanan Series
- 3 books in the Scarlet Letter Trilogy Series
- 2 Maples Stories Collections
- 2 books in the Eastwick Series
- 16 Standalone Novels
- 2 Short Stories
- 27 Short Story Collections
- 2 Picture Books
- 14 Non-Fiction Books
- 4 Poetry Collections
- 1 Edward Gorey Picture Books
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