Rabbit is Rich by John Updike (English) Paperback Book

Description: Rabbit is Rich by John Updike Its 1979 and Rabbit is no longer running. Hes walking, and beginning to get out of breath. Thats ok, though - it gives him the chance to enjoy the wealth that comes with middle age. So why is it that he finds it so hard to accept the way that things have turned out? FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description New to Modern ClassicsIts 1979 and Rabbit is no longer running. Hes walking, and beginning to get out of breath. Thats OK, though - it gives him the chance to enjoy the wealth that comes with middle age. Its all in place- hes Chief Sales Representative and co-owner of Springer motors; his wife, at home or in the club, is keeping trim; he wears good suits, and the cash is pouring in. So why is it that he finds it so hard to accept the way that things have turned out? And why, when he looks at his family, is he haunted by regrets about all those lives hell never live? Author Biography John Updike was born in 1932 in Shillington, Pennsylvania. He is the author of over fifty books, including The Poorhouse Fair; the Rabbit series (Rabbit, Run; Rabbit Redux; Rabbit Is Rich; Rabbit At Rest); Marry Me; The Witches of Eastwick, which was made into a major feature film; Memories of the Ford Administration; Brazil; In the Beauty of the Lilies; Toward the End of Time; Gertrude and Claudius; and Seek My Face. He has written a number of collections of short stories, including The Afterlife and Other Stories and Licks of Love, which includes a final Rabbit story, Rabbit Remembered. His essays and criticism first appeared in publications such as the New Yorker and the New York Review of Books, and are now collected into numerous volumes. Collected Poems 1953-1993 brings together almost all of his verse, and a new edition of his Selected Poems is forthcoming from Hamish Hamilton.His novels, stories, and non-fiction collections have won have won the Pulitzer Prize, the National Book Award, the PEN/Faulkner Award, the American Book Award, the National Book Critics Circle Award, the Rosenthal Award and the Howells Medal.Updike graduated from Harvard College in 1954, and spent a year at Oxfords Ruskin School of Drawing and Fine Art. From 1955 to 1957 he was a member of staff at the New Yorker, and he lived in Massachusetts from 1957 until his death in January 2009. Details ISBN0141188553 Author John Updike Publisher Penguin Books Ltd Year 2006 ISBN-10 0141188553 ISBN-13 9780141188553 Format Paperback Publication Date 2006-06-01 Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom DEWEY 813.54 Birth 1932 Media Book Death 2009 Short Title RABBIT IS RICH Language English Residence Beverly Farms, MA, US Series Penguin Modern Classics Pages 448 Imprint Penguin Classics Series Number 3 UK Release Date 2006-06-01 Alternative 9780141915173 Audience General NZ Release Date 2006-07-16 AU Release Date 2006-07-16 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:2945042;

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