num_pages: 919
description: Composed chiefly of Updike's book reviews of the past eight years, this collection includes pieces on Edmund Wilson, Vladimir Nabokov, and Muriel Spark, on actresses Doris Day and Louise Brooks and an appendix of imaginary interviews, humorous pieces, and essays
language: English
title: Hugging the Shore: Essays and Criticism
titlecomplete: Hugging the Shore: Essays and Criticism
genres: Writing, Books About Books, American, Reference, Nonfiction, Literature, Essays, 20th Century, Criticism, Literary Criticism
ratings_count: 246
awards: awardedAt: 410256000000
name: National Book Critics Circle Award
category: Criticism
publisher: Alfred A. Knopf