John Updike (1932 - 2009)

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American novelist, poet, short-story writer, art critic, and literary critic. One of only three writers to win the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction more than once (the others being Booth Tarkington and William Faulkner), Updike published more than twenty novels, more than a dozen short-story collections, as well as poetry, art and literary criticism and children’s books during his career.

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Born: 18 March 1932

Died: 27 January 2009

Nationality: American

Gender: Male

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