John Updike
3 series 17 books in order 5 standalone books
1 award & honors · incl. National Book Awards 1964
John Hoyer Updike was an American novelist, poet, short-story writer, art critic, and literary critic. One of only four writers to win the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction more than once, he published more than twenty novels and more than a dozen short-story collections during his career. He also wrote poetry, art and literary criticism, and children's books. Updike was born in 1932 and died in 2009.
- Born
- 1932
- Known for
- Rabbit Angstrom series, Bech, Library of America John Updike Edition
Series by John Updike
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1960 · John Updike
Rabbit, Run is a 1960 novel by John Updike that follows Harry "Rabbit" Angstrom, a 26-year-old former high school basketball player. He is stuck in a…
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1971 · John Updike
Rabbit Redux is a 1971 novel by John Updike. It is the second book in his "Rabbit" series, following Rabbit, Run and preceding Rabbit Is Rich and…
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Buy on Amazon1981 · John Updike
It's 1979, and Harry "Rabbit" Angstrom is no longer running. He is walking, and beginning to feel the weight of age. He is now a chief sales…
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1990 · John Updike
Rabbit at Rest is a 1990 novel by John Updike. It is the fourth and final novel in a tetralogy, succeeding Rabbit, Run; Rabbit Redux; and Rabbit Is…
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Buy on Amazon1965 · John Updike
The Jewish American novelist Henry Bech—procrastinating, libidinous, and tart-tongued, his reputation growing while his powers decline—made his first…
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In this follow-up to Bech: A Book, Henry Bech, the priapic, peripatetic, and unproductive Jewish American novelist, returns with seven more chapters…
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In this, the final volume in John Updike’s mock-heroic trilogy about the Jewish American writer Henry Bech, our hero is older but scarcely wiser. Now…
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Buy on AmazonJohn Updike: Collected Early Stories
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The Library of America presents the first of two volumes in its definitive Updike collection. Here are 102 classic stories that chart Updike’s…
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Buy on AmazonJohn Updike: Collected Later Stories
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The Library of America presents the second of two volumes in its definitive Updike collection. Here are 84 classic stories that display the virtuosic…
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Buy on Amazon1960 · John Updike
Library of America launches its definitive multi-volume edition of John Updike's novels with the four early works that signaled the arrival of one of…
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Library of America's definitive Updike edition continues with three masterful novels on the joys and the discontents of the sexual revolution Here…
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Frequently asked questions
How many books has John Updike written?
We list 17 books by John Updike across 3 series, published between 1958–2009 — each shown in full reading order.
What order should I read John Updike's books?
Read each series in publication order. A good place to start is “Rabbit, Run.” Open any series above for its complete numbered reading order.
Where can I buy John Updike's books?
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Awards & honors
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- National Book Awards
Honors as recorded by the publisher for John Updike’s books. Wording is the awarding body’s own — a nomination is listed as a nomination, never as a win.
Reading order compiled from author/publisher guidance and verified bibliographic data. Spotted a wrong order, a missing book, or any other mistake? and we'll correct it.
Some summaries adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.