John Updike's first collection of nonfiction pieces, published in 1965 when the author was thirty-three, is a diverting and illuminating gambol through midcentury America and the writer's youth. It opens with a choice selection of parodies, casuals, and "Talk of the Town" reports, the fruits of Updike's boyish ambition to follow in the footsteps of Thurber and White. These jeux d'esprit are followed by "Hub Fans Bid Kid Adieu," an immortal account of Ted Williams's last at-bat in Fenway Park; "The Dogwood Tree," a ...
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John Updike's first collection of nonfiction pieces, published in 1965 when the author was thirty-three, is a diverting and illuminating gambol through midcentury America and the writer's youth. It opens with a choice selection of parodies, casuals, and "Talk of the Town" reports, the fruits of Updike's boyish ambition to follow in the footsteps of Thurber and White. These jeux d'esprit are followed by "Hub Fans Bid Kid Adieu," an immortal account of Ted Williams's last at-bat in Fenway Park; "The Dogwood Tree," a Wordsworthian evocation of one Pennsylvania childhood; and five autobiographical essays and stories. Rounding out the volume are classic considerations of Nabokov, Salinger, Spark, Beckett, and others, the earliest efforts of the book reviewer who would go on to become, in The New York Times 's estimation, "the pre-eminent critic of his generation." Updike called this collection "motley but not unshapely." Some would call it a classic of its kind.
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None. Very Good Indeed in Very Good jacket. John Updike's collection of essays and reviews. The first collected edition of these critical essays and reviews by John Updike. Including 'Confessions of a Wild Bore', 'The Lucid Eye in Silvertown' and many more. In a red cloth binding with original unclipped dustwrapper. Externally, smart. Just some light bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities. Dustwrapper is sound, though with some handling marks and foxing, and edgewear. The odd spot to the fore edge. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and generally clean. Very Good Indeed.
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None. Near Fine in Very Good Indeed jacket. The first collected edition of these critical essays and reviews by John Updike. Including Confessions of a Wild Bore, The Lucid Eye in Silvertown and many more. In a red cloth binding with original unclipped dustwrapper. Externally, smart. Dustwrapper is smart also, though with some handling marks to the rear. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and generally clean, with just some spotting to the textblock edge. Near Fine.
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Fine. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 288 p. In Stock. 100% Money Back Guarantee. Brand New, Perfect Condition, allow 4-14 business days for standard shipping. To Alaska, Hawaii, U.S. protectorate, P.O. box, and APO/FPO addresses allow 4-28 business days for Standard shipping. No expedited shipping. All orders placed with expedited shipping will be cancelled. Over 3, 000, 000 happy customers.
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New. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 288 p. In Stock. 100% Money Back Guarantee. Brand New, Perfect Condition, allow 4-14 business days for standard shipping. To Alaska, Hawaii, U.S. protectorate, P.O. box, and APO/FPO addresses allow 4-28 business days for Standard shipping. No expedited shipping. All orders placed with expedited shipping will be cancelled. Over 3, 000, 000 happy customers.
