Product Description
The renowned Henry Bech is now fifty years old. In this wonderful classic novel, Bech reflects on his fame, travels the world, marries an Episcopalian divorcée from Westchester, and--surprise to all--writes a book that becomes a runaway bestseller. If you've never read Updike before, there's no better place to start. If you've read him for years, you'll be delightfully reminded of John Updike's rightful place in the pantheon of quintessential American writers.
--This text refers to the
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From the Back Cover
"Updike . . . at the top of his craft."
--Time
"AS A PURE WRITER UPDIKE HAS FEW EQUALS, and the verbal virtuosity demonstrated here is, at times, dazzling. His knack for using just the right word in precisely the right place is undiminished."
--San Francisco Chronicle
"SUPERB . . . EXTRAORDINARY . . . Updike's most gorgeously restrained prose . . . His work finds perfect, fable-like balance . . . between observation and confession, the needle and the embrace."
--The New York Review of Books
"FIRST-RATE WRITING."
--The Philadelphia Inquirer
--This text refers to the
Paperback
edition.
