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My Father's Tears and Other Stories [Audiobook] [CD] [Unabridged] (Audio CD)

by John Updike (Author), Luke Daniels (Reader)

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Publisher: Brilliance Audio on CD Unabridged; Unabridged edition (Jun 2 2009)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1423397924
ISBN-13: 978-1423397922
Product Dimensions: 17.5 x 13 x 3.6 cm
Shipping Weight: 182 g

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John Updike's first collection of new short fiction since the year 2000, My Father's Tears finds the author in a valedictory mood as he mingles narratives of his native Pennsylvania with stories of New England suburbia and of foreign travel.

Morocco (Disc 1, Track 1)
Personal Archaeology (Disc 1, Track 31)
Free (Disc 1, Track 55)
The Walk with Elizanne (Disc 1, Track 80)
The Guardians (Disc 2, Track 28)
The Laughter of the Gods (Disc 2, Track 52)
Varieties of Religious Experience (Disc 2, Track 90
Spanish Prelude to a Second Marriage (Disc 3, Track 72)
Delicate Wives (Disc 4, Track 9)
The Accelerating Expansion of the Universe (Disc 4, Track 32)
German Lessons (Disc 4, Track 72)
The Road Home (Disc 5, Track 15)
My Father's Tears (Disc 5, Track 67)
Kinderszenen (Disc 6, Track 19)
The Apparition (Disc 6, Track 62)
Blue Light (Disc 6, Track 96)
Outage (Disc 7, Track 48)
The Full Glass (Disc 8, Track 19)

In sum, American experience from the Depression to the aftermath of 9/11 finds reflection in these glittering pieces of observation, remembrance, and imagination.

About the Author

John Updike's novels have won the Pulitzer Prize, the National Book Award, the American Book Award, the National Book Critics Circle Award, the Rosenthal Award, and the Howells Medal. He died of lung cancer in 2009, at age 75.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Updike Will be Missed, Jul 26 2009

By	Coach C (Canada) - See all my reviews (TOP 50 REVIEWER)

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From American novelist and literary critic John Updike, this latest book of short stories, published posthumously, was a joy to read. Like all collections of short stories, some are better than others, but overall I think they reflect well on Updike and his legacy as one of America's most prolific writers.

Unfortunately, I did not find the title short story "My Father's Tears" all that enthralling. But probably my favorite story in the book is "Varieties of Religious Experience". Updike recreates the events surrounding September 11, in a fictional non-fiction sort of way. I was entirely engrossed into the narrative but at the same time it was frighteningly eerie because of course we all know the outcome and the circumstances surrounding the hijackers, and those passengers on United flight 11.

When reading Updike, I think what most readers will immediately notice (at least I did) was his obsession with eroticism -- to such an extent that he challenges our preconceived notions of what is socially acceptable. But fundamentally, Updike explores the complexities of Freudian logic like the oedipus complex to great effect. Certainly, Updike is not for everyone, but the many machinations of the sexual mind are truly fascinating.

I am sure there will be more of Updike's previously unpublished works that will get bundled together in the future. It's just good to read Updike again and "My Father's Tears" will compliment any good Updike collection.

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