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"A superb performance, all grace and dazzle...a brilliant
portrait of middle America." -- Life
The assumptions and obsessions that control our daily lives are
explored in tantalizing detail by master novelist John Updike in
this wise, witty, sexy story. Harry Angstrom -- known to all as
Rabbit, one of America''s most famous literary characters -- finds
his dreary life shattered by the infidelity of his wife, Janice.
How he resolves -- or further complicates -- his problems, makes
for a novel of the first order.
"Updike owns a rare verbal genius, a gifted intelligence and a
sense of tragedy made bearable by wit....A masterpiece." --
Time
"An awesomely accomplished writer...For God''s sake, read the
book. It may even -- will probably change your life." -- Anatole
Broyard
"Dazzling." -- The Washington Post
"A triumph." -- Newsday
From the Trade Paperback edition. --This text refers to an out of
print or unavailable edition of this title.
内容简介
The assumptions and obsessions that control our daily lives
are explored in tantalizing detail by master novelist John Updike
in this wise, witty, and sexy story. Harry Angstrom--known to all
as Rabbit, one of America's most famous literary characters--finds
his dreary life shattered by the infidelity of his wife, Janice.
How he resolves or further complicates his problems makes for a
novel of the first order. --This text refers to an out of print or
unavailable edition of this title.
作者简介
John (Hoyer) Updike (1932-) American novelist, short story
writer and poet, internationally known for his novels RABBIT, RUN
(1960), RABBIT REDUX (1971), RABBIT IS RICH (1981), and RABBIT AT
REST (1990). His latest novel is VILLAGES (Penguin, 2005).