num_pages: 864
description: Gathering together almost all the short fiction that John Updike published between 1953 and 1975, this collection opens with Updike's autobiographical stories about a young boy growing up during the Depression in a small Pennsylvania town. There follows tales of life away from home, student days, early marriage and young families, and finally Updike's experimental stories on The Single Life'. Here, then, is a rich and satisfying feast of Updike his wit, his easy mastery of language, his genius for recalling the subtleties of ordinary life and the excitements, and perils, of the pursuit of happiness.
language: English
title: The Early Stories, 1953-1975
titlecomplete: The Early Stories, 1953-1975
genres: Short Stories, American, Short Story Collection, Literary Fiction, Literature, Classics, Anthologies, Adult, Fiction, Contemporary
ratings_count: 1719
awards: awardedAt: 1072944000000
name: PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction
publisher: Penguin