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John Updike Has Died


by Jerome Weeks 27 Jan 2009 12:49 PM

According to the Associated Press, the noted American novelist-critic-short-storywriter John Updike has died of lung cancer. He was 76. UPDATE: Much more thorough story from the NYT.

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According to the Associated Press, the noted American novelist-critic-short-storywriter John Updike has died of lung cancer. He was 76.

UPDATE: Much more thorough story from the NYT.

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  • John Updike’s passing is sad news indeed… he possessed a truly beautiful mind; he didn’t just write well, he wrote wisely