John Updike
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John Hoyer Updike (n. 18 martie 1932 — d. 27 ianuarie 2009) a fost un eseist, critic literar, poet și scriitor american.
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John Updike | |
John Updike în 1989. | |
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Născut | 18 martie 1932 Reading, Pennsylvania, SUA |
Decedat | (76 de ani)
Danvers, Massachusetts, SUA |
Înmormântat | Robeson Lutheran Church Cemetery[*][[Robeson Lutheran Church Cemetery (cemetery located in Plowville, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA)|]][1] |
Cauza decesului | cauze naturale (cancer pulmonar) |
Părinți | Wesley Russell Updike[*][[Wesley Russell Updike ((1900-1972))|]] Linda Grace Hoyer[*][[Linda Grace Hoyer (1904-1989 , fiction writer)|]] |
Căsătorit cu | Mary Entwistle Pennington[*][[Mary Entwistle Pennington (American artist (1930-2018))|]] Martha Ruggles Bernhard[*][[Martha Ruggles Bernhard |]] |
Copii | Elizabeth Updike Cobblah[*][[Elizabeth Updike Cobblah (artistă americană)|]] David Updike[*][[David Updike (American writer and academic)|]] |
Cetățenie | Statele Unite ale Americii[2] |
Religie | anglicanism[*] |
Ocupație | scriitor |
Limbi vorbite | limba engleză[3][4] |
Studii | Universitatea Harvard (licență[*] în literatură engleză, ) Ruskin School of Drawing and Fine Art[*][[Ruskin School of Drawing and Fine Art (art school at the University of Oxford, England)|]] Governor Mifflin Senior High School[*][[Governor Mifflin Senior High School (high school in Pennsylvania, United States)|]] Harvard College[*][[Harvard College (undergraduate college of Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts)|]] |
Limbi | limba engleză |
Opere semnificative | The Witches of Eastwick[*][[The Witches of Eastwick |]] |
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Premii | Comandor al Ordinului Artelor și Literelor[*][5] Medalia Națională a Artelor din Statele Unite[*] National Humanities Medal[*][[National Humanities Medal (American award for contributions to Humanities)|]] PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction St. Louis Literary Award[*][[St. Louis Literary Award (American fiction awards)|]] Helmerich Award[*][[Helmerich Award (American literary prize)|]] Premiul Pulitzer pentru Ficțiune[6] PEN/Malamud Award[*][[PEN/Malamud Award (literary award)|]] Common Wealth Award of Distinguished Service[*][[Common Wealth Award of Distinguished Service (American achievement award)|]] Rea Award for the Short Story[*][[Rea Award for the Short Story (annual award given to an American author chosen for unusually significant contributions to American short story fiction)|]] Jefferson Lecture[*][[Jefferson Lecture |]] Premiul O.Henry[*] National Book Critics Circle Award for Fiction[*][[National Book Critics Circle Award for Fiction (annual American literary award)|]] National Book Critics Circle Award for Fiction[*][[National Book Critics Circle Award for Fiction (annual American literary award)|]] Golden Rose Award[*][[Golden Rose Award |]][7] Ambassador Book Award[*][[Ambassador Book Award (award conferred by the English-Speaking Union)|]] Bowdoin prize[*][[Bowdoin prize (awards given annually to Harvard University undergraduate and graduate students)|]] honorary doctor of Harvard University[*][[honorary doctor of Harvard University |]][8] William Dean Howells Medal of the American Academy of Arts and Letters[*][[William Dean Howells Medal of the American Academy of Arts and Letters (Literary award)|]] Bursă Guggenheim[*] Carl Sandburg Literary Award[*][[Carl Sandburg Literary Award (award from Friends of the Chicago Public Library)|]][9] National Book Award[*][[National Book Award (United States literary award in four categories)|]][10] National Book Award[*][[National Book Award (United States literary award in four categories)|]][11] National Book Award[*][[National Book Award (United States literary award in four categories)|]][12] |
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Cea mai celebră lucrare a lui Updike este seria Rabbit (Fugi, Rabbit; Întoarcerea lui Rabbit; Rabbit e bogat; Odihna lui Rabbit). Atât Rabbit e bogat cât și Odihna lui Rabbit au primit Premiul Pulitzer pentru ficțiune.