John Updike's Pennsylvania interviews / Edited by James Plath.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Plath, James, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Updike, John--Homes and haunts--Pennsylvania.

Updike, John.

Updike, John--Friends and associates--Pennsylvania.

Updike, John--Interviews.

Authors, American--20th century--Interviews.

Authors, American.

Friends and associates.

Pennsylvania.

Pennsylvania--In literature.

Friendship.

Homes.

Literature.

Genre:

Interviews.

Physical Description:

xxv, 265 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Bethlehem [Pennsylvania] : Lehigh University Press ; Lanham, Maryland : Copublished by The Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group, Inc., [2016]

Summary:

Updike remains both a critical and popular success; however, because Updike asked that his personal letters not be published, the only way that Updike scholars and fans can read more of the author's candid and insightful remarks is to revisit some of the many interviews he granted-most of which are difficult to locate or obtain. Updike wrote about his hometown of Shillington in Berks County, Pennsylvania, for much of his adult life, setting most of his early fiction and all of his award-winning novels in his home state. In John Updike's Pennsylvania interviews, James Plath has compiled the first collection of interviews that illustrates and helps to explain the bond between one of America's greatest literary talents and his beloved Pennsylvania. Book jacket.

Contents:

1 "Berks County Game: Find Yourself in John Updike's Books": An article for The Sunday Bulletin Magazine / Ellen Sulkis (1965) Sulkis, Ellen, (1965) 1

2 "Updike Visits School": An article for Reading Times / Michael L. Wentzel (1968) Wentzel, Michael L., (1968) 7

3 "John Updike Reminiscences in 'Olinger'": An article for Reading Eagle / Stanley J. Watkins (1968) Watkins, Stanley J., (1968) 11

4 "Rabbit, Run Author Blending of Parents, says Eagle Writer after Meeting Updikes": An article for Reading Eagle / Carole Reber (1969) Reber, Carole, (1969) 15

5 "Updike, Impish Poet, Admits Playful Verse": An article for Pittsburgh Press / Ruth Heimbuecher (1969) Heimbuecher, Ruth, (1969) 19

6 "Updike Talks of His Work, and Film": An article for Reading Eagle / Elizabeth Greenwood (1970) Greenwood, Elizabeth, (1970) 21

7 "Buchanan's Obscurity Inspired Updike Play": An article for Intelligencer Journal / Charles R. Shaw (1974) Shaw, Charles R., (1974) 23

8 "Updike: "Final Homage" Paid to His State": An article for The Philadelphia Inquirer / Steve Neal (1974) Neal, Steve, (1974) 27

9 "Updike Discusses Reading": An article for Reading Eagle / Robert F. Zissa (1977) Zissa, Robert F., (1977) 33

10 "Is Updike up to His Literary Tricks?": An article for Reading Eagle / Heather Thomas (1980) Thomas, Heather, (1980) 37

11 "John Updike: A Small-Town Boy Who Tried to Make the Most of What He Had": As heard on The Listener; written by David Cheshire (1982) 41

12 "Updike at Moravian College": A Public Q&A (1982) 47

13 "'Rabbit' Evolves": An article for the The Comenian / Sean Diviny (1982) Diviny, Sean, (1982) 63

14 "Distinguished Artist: Another Honor Is Bestowed on Updike": A Reading Times editorial (1983) 65

15 "Profiles in Excellence: John Updike": A WPSU-TV Penn State University video segment (1983) 67

16 "Updike Is Home": An article for The Inquirer Sunday Magazine by William Ecenbarger (1983) 71

17 "For TV, Updike Returns to His Roots in Pennsylvania": An article for The Philadelphia Inquirer / Richard E. Nicholls (1983) Nicholls, Richard E., (1983) 83

18 "A Look into the Work and World of Updike": An article for The Philadelphia Inquirer / Leonard W. Boasberg (1984) Boasberg, Leonard W., (1984) 87

19 "Updike Mixes Sex, God and Technology": An article for The Philadelphia Inquirer / Stephan Salisbury (1986) Salisbury, Stephan, (1986) 91

20 "Fresh Air with Terry Gross: John Updike (S.)": As heard on Fresh Air with / Terry Gross (1988) Gross, Terry, (1988) 95

21 "Fresh Air with Terry Gross: John Updike (Self-Consciousness)": As heard on Fresh Air with / Terry Gross (1988) Gross, Terry, (1988) 105

22 "Updike Remembered": An article for Reading Eagle Times / Pamela Rohland (1989) Rohland, Pamela, (1989) 115

23 "Updike Pays 'Debt' to Library with a Special Group of Books": An article for Reading Times / Mark Abrams (1989) Abrams, Mark, (1989) 119

24 "John Updike, Traveling Wordsmith": An article for The Philadelphia Inquirer / Daniel Rubin (1989) Rubin, Daniel, (1989) 121

25 "Updike Reflects on 'Shillington Thoughts'": An article for Reading Eagle / Karen L. Miller (1989) Miller, Karen L., (1989) 125

26 "Fresh Air with Terry Gross: John Updike (Rabbit at Rest)": As heard on Fresh Air with / Terry Gross (1990) Gross, Terry, (1990) 129

27 "A Writing Mother and Son": A Public Q&A (1991) 133

28 "Updike Pays Homage to Mom": An article for Reading Times / Carl W. Brown, Jr. (1991) Brown, Carl W., Jr., (1991) 143

29 "Fresh Ah with Terry Gross: John Updike (Memories of the Ford Administration)": As heard on Fresh Air with Terry Gross (1992) 145

30 "Fresh Air with Terry Gross: John Updike (Brazil)": As heard on Fresh Air with / Terry Gross (1994) Gross, Terry, (1994) 153

31 "Defrocking the Muse": An article for Sunday News / Marty Crisp (1996) Crisp, Marty, (1996) 157

32 "The Art of Fiction: A Conversation with John Updike": An article for The Sewauee Review / Sanford Pinsker (1996) Pinsker, Sanford, (1996) 161

33 "Updike Visits Memory Lane; Famed Author Reads for Packed House at F&M": An article for Intelligencer Journal / Tom Knapp (1996) Knapp, Tom, (1996) 173

34 "Fresh Air with Terry Gross: John Updike (In the Beauty of the Lilies)": As heard on Fresh Air with / Terry Gross (1996) Gross, Terry, (1996) 177

35 "Fresh Air with Terry Gross: John Updike (Toward the End of Time)": As heard on Fresh Air with / Terry Gross (1997) Gross, Terry, (1997) 185

36 "Fresh Air with Terry Gross: John Updike (Just Looking)": As heard on Fresh Air with / Terry Gross (1998) Gross, Terry, (1998) 197

37 "Fresh Air with Terry Gross: John Updike (Bech at Bay)": As heard on Fresh Air with / Terry Gross (1998) Gross, Terry, (1998) 201

38 "Prize Winner Tours Boyhood Home": An article for Reading Times / Jim Hornan (1999) Hornan, Jim, (1999) 211

39 "Updike Returns to the Nest": An article for Reading Eagle / Elizabeth Greenwood (2000) Greenwood, Elizabeth, (2000) 215

40 "'Rabbit'" in Retrospect: An article for Reading Eagle / John Mark Eberhart (2004) Eberhart, John Mark, (2004) 217

41 "In the Limelight: Shillington Native, World-Renown Author John Updike": An article for Berks County Living / Dorothy Lehman Hoerr (2004) Hoerr, Dorothy Lehman, (2004) 221

42 "An Attendee's Report on Updike's Appearance at Montgomery County Community College on November 5": An article for The Centaurian / Dorothy Lehman Hoerr (2004) Hoerr, Dorothy Lehman, (2004) 235

43 "The Playful Literary Legend": An article for The Philadelphia Inquirer / Carlin Romano (2007) Romano, Carlin, (2007) 239

44 "Will the Real 'Rabbit' Angstrom Please Stand Up?": An article for Reading Eagle / Bruce Posten (2009) Posten, Bruce, (2009) 243.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Native son

ISBN:

9781611461053

1611461057

OCLC:

950054356