John Updike: Collected Later Stories (Loa #243)
| AUTHOR | Updike, John; Carduff, Christopher; Updike, John |
| PUBLISHER | Library of America (09/12/2013) |
| PRODUCT TYPE | Hardcover (Hardcover) |
Description
The Library of America presents the second of two volumes in its definitive Updike collection. Here are 84 classic stories that display the virtuosic command of character, dialogue, and sensual description that was Updike's signature.. Based on new archival research, each story is presented in its final definitive form and in order of composition, established here for the first time. LIBRARY OF AMERICA is an independent nonprofit cultural organization founded in 1979 to preserve our nation's literary heritage by publishing, and keeping permanently in print, America's best and most significant writing. The Library of America series includes more than 300 volumes to date, authoritative editions that average 1,000 pages in length, feature cloth covers, sewn bindings, and ribbon markers, and are printed on premium acid-free paper that will last for centuries.
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Product Format
Product Details
ISBN-13:
9781598532524
ISBN-10:
1598532529
Binding:
Hardback or Cased Book (Sewn)
Content Language:
English
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Page Count:
994
Carton Quantity:
20
Product Dimensions:
5.10 x 1.40 x 7.90 inches
Weight:
1.40 pound(s)
Feature Codes:
Bibliography,
Index,
Dust Cover,
Price on Product,
Table of Contents,
Bookmark
Country of Origin:
US
Subject Information
BISAC Categories
Fiction | Short Stories (single author)
Fiction | Psychological
Fiction | Literary
Grade Level:
College Freshman
and up
Dewey Decimal:
FIC
Library of Congress Control Number:
2012954952
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The Library of America presents the second of two volumes in its definitive Updike collection. Here are 84 classic stories that display the virtuosic command of character, dialogue, and sensual description that was Updike's signature.. Based on new archival research, each story is presented in its final definitive form and in order of composition, established here for the first time. LIBRARY OF AMERICA is an independent nonprofit cultural organization founded in 1979 to preserve our nation's literary heritage by publishing, and keeping permanently in print, America's best and most significant writing. The Library of America series includes more than 300 volumes to date, authoritative editions that average 1,000 pages in length, feature cloth covers, sewn bindings, and ribbon markers, and are printed on premium acid-free paper that will last for centuries.
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Editor:
Carduff, Christopher
CHRISTOPHER CARDUFF, editor, is a consulting editor at The Library of America. His collected edition of William Maxwell's ction, published to mark the writer's centenary, will be completed by a second volume, "Later Novels and Stories," in fall 2008.
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