num_pages: 272
description: "A triumph of love &amp; art."--The Washington Post In a small Pennsylvania town in the late 1940s, schoolteacher George Caldwell yearns to find some meaning in his life. Alone with his teenage son for three days in a blizzard, Caldwell sees his son grow &amp; change as he himself begins to lose touch with his life. Interwoven with the myth of Chiron, the noblest centaur, &amp; his relationship to the Titan Prometheus, "The Centaur" is one of Updike's most brilliant novels.--From the Paperback edition.
title: The centaur
titlecomplete: The centaur
genres: Literary Fiction, Literature, Fiction, 20th Century, American Fiction, Fantasy, Novels, Mythology, American, Classics
ratings_count: 4652
awards: awardedAt: -189360000000
name: National Book Award
category: Fiction, awardedAt: -157737600000
name: Prix du Meilleur Livre Étranger
category: Roman
publisher: Penguin