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“Drinking a toast to the visible world, his impending disappearance from it be damned.” That’s how John Updike describes an elderly character in his remarkable final collection. He might have been talking about himself. In My Father’s Tears, Updike revisits his people, places, and... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Toby: Add a description of this character.
- David
- Fleischer
- Kern
- Lee
- Andrea
- Benjamin
- Leila
- Enoch
- Craig
- Veronica
- Brad
- Mohamed
- Franz
- Leonora
- Henry
- Mamie
- Carolyn
- Deb
- Lisa
- Jean
- Dan
- Evan
- Irene
- Grampop
- Lorena
- Gregor
- Genevieve
- Sandra
- Frau Mueller
- Sarah Beth
- Emily
- Wilma
- Marcy
- Warren
- Susan
- Les
- Grandmother
- Lynne
- Del
- Gretchen
- Granny
- Aurora
- Mark
- Hedwig
- Fritz
- Vicky
- Alton
- Caleb
- Fairchild
First Sentence edit
The seacoast road went smoothly up and down, but compared with an American highway it was eerily empty.
Authors & Contributors edit
- John Updike (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf
Country: United States
Publication Date: 2009
ISBN: 9780307271563
Page Count: 292
Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf
Country: United States
Publication Date: 2009
ISBN: 9780307271563
Page Count: 292
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- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 813
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