Matthew Posted January 27, 2009 Report Share Posted January 27, 2009 CNN is saying that Updike died today. A great loss for American letters. Should have won a Nobel Prize at some point in his life. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BruceH Posted January 27, 2009 Report Share Posted January 27, 2009 Woah. I knew he was getting up there, but...bit of a shock. He was just on NPR a few weeks ago. RIP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghost of miles Posted January 27, 2009 Report Share Posted January 27, 2009 (edited) Yeah, a bit of a shock here, too--I think I assumed he was just going to keep kicking out a book a year for a few more decades. A writer I respected more than liked, but certainly sad news and a loss for American letters. EDIT: AP obit, which says he died of lung cancer. Edited January 27, 2009 by ghost of miles Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndrewHill Posted January 27, 2009 Report Share Posted January 27, 2009 Shocked too. RIP. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn Posted January 27, 2009 Report Share Posted January 27, 2009 Pardon me for asking a moronic question, but what are "American Letters"? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillF Posted January 27, 2009 Report Share Posted January 27, 2009 A writer perhaps no longer in tune with today's world (and can he be blamed for that?), but whose Rabbit tetralogy gives him a permanent place in the annals of twentieth-century (and not just American) literature (or "letters", if you prefer!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Al Posted January 27, 2009 Report Share Posted January 27, 2009 Yeah, a bit of a shock here, too--I think I assumed he was just going to keep kicking out a book a year for a few more decades. A writer I respected more than liked, but certainly sad news and a loss for American letters. Agreed on all points. Lots of people enjoyed his writing, and I read a couple of his books when I was in college, but they never really connected with me. RIP nonetheless. Hopefully a Nobel will be posthumously awarded at some point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim McG Posted January 27, 2009 Report Share Posted January 27, 2009 (edited) John Updike was one of my most favorite poets. In fact, I still use two of his poems in my class The Ex-Basketball Player and Lament for Cocoa. Rest in Peace, Mr. Updike. Edited January 27, 2009 by GoodSpeak Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BruceH Posted January 28, 2009 Report Share Posted January 28, 2009 Pardon me for asking a moronic question, but what are "American Letters"? American Lit-Rah-Cha. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn Posted January 28, 2009 Report Share Posted January 28, 2009 Pardon me for asking a moronic question, but what are "American Letters"? American Lit-Rah-Cha. Gotcha. A term used to make one feel more important than a novelist. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghost of miles Posted June 22, 2010 Report Share Posted June 22, 2010 Interesting article in the NY Times: John Updike's Archive: a Great Writer at Work Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.A.W. Posted June 22, 2010 Report Share Posted June 22, 2010 Hopefully a Nobel will be posthumously awarded at some point. Nobel prizes are only awarded to living persons. Can't connect with him either, but a great loss nevertheless. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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