Higher gossip : essays and criticism /
A collection of the eloquent, insightful, and beautifully written prose works that Updike was compiling when he died in January 2009, this book opens with a self-portrait of the writer in winter--a Prospero who, though he fears his most dazzling performances are behind him, reveals himself in every...
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| Language: | English |
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New York :
Alfred A. Knopf,
2011.
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| Summary: | A collection of the eloquent, insightful, and beautifully written prose works that Updike was compiling when he died in January 2009, this book opens with a self-portrait of the writer in winter--a Prospero who, though he fears his most dazzling performances are behind him, reveals himself in every sentence to be in deep conversation with the sources of his magic. |
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| Item Description: | Includes index. "This is a Borzoi Book"--title page verso. The Cushing Library/Basbanes Collection copy is part of the Nicholas A. Basbanes Collection. |
| Physical Description: | xxiii, 501 pages : illustrations, facsimiles ; 25 cm. |
| ISBN: | 9780307957153 (hbk.) 0307957152 (hbk.) |