{"product_id":"john-updike-a-critical-biography-hardcover","title":"John Updike: A Critical Biography - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBob Batchelor\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eOne of the world's greatest writers, John Updike chronicled America for more than five decades. This book examines the essence of Updike's writing, propelling our understanding of his award-winning fiction, prose, and poetry.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWidely considered \"America's Man of Letters,\" John Updike is a prolific novelist and critic with an unprecedented range of work across more than 50 years. No author has ever written from the variety of vantages or spanned topics like Updike did. Despite being widely recognized as one of the nation's literary greats, scholars have largely ignored Updike's vast catalog of work outside the Rabbit tetralogy. This work provides the first detailed examination of Updike's body of criticism, poetry, and journalism, and shows how that work played a central role in transforming his novels. The book disputes the common misperception of Updike as merely a chronicler of suburban, middle-class America by focusing on his novels and stories that explore the wider world, from the groundbreaking \u003ci\u003eThe Coup\u003c\/i\u003e (1978) to \u003ci\u003eTerrorist\u003c\/i\u003e (2006). Popular culture scholar Bob Batchelor asks readers to reassess Updike's career by tracing his transformation over half a century of writing.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBob Batchelor\u003c\/b\u003e, PhD, is assistant professor in the School of Journalism and Mass Communication at Kent State University and academic coordinator of its online master's program in public relations. Batchelor is the author or editor of 21 books, including 3 volumes in Greenwood's \"Popular Culture through History\" series: \u003ci\u003eThe 1900s\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe 1980s\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe 2000s\u003c\/i\u003e. In addition, he edited Greenwood's four-volume \u003ci\u003eAmerican Pop: Popular Culture Decade by Decade\u003c\/i\u003e; Praeger's three-volume \u003ci\u003eCult Pop Culture: How the Fringe Became Mainstream\u003c\/i\u003e; and Praeger's three-volume \u003ci\u003eAmerican History through American Sports\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 248\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.3 x 9.4 x 6.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 23, 2013\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51754312139040,"sku":"9780313384035","price":122.4,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/b6a422b79d2dbc3ad033b9973fd32d66.webp?v=1780037534","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/john-updike-a-critical-biography-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}