description: John Updike: Gesturing (29 min)On her knees, she seemed a plump little steed, long hair swinging, soft breasts swaying . . . Updike is one of America's most successful contemporary authors. He is a novelist, short story writer, poet, and essayist, and has won the Pulitzer Prize, National Book Critics Circle Award, and American Book Award. GESTURING, by John Updike, originally appeared in Playboy Magazine (January, 1979) A(c)1978 Playboy.Lawrence Block: A Blow for Freedom (28 min)The city is a dangerous place a " haven't you thought about carrying a gun? Block is one of America's favorite mystery writers, author of the humorous a oeBurglara series, as well as the highly acclaimed Matthew Scudder series. He lives in Manhattan. A BLOW FOR FREEDOM, by Lawrence Block, originally appeared in Playboy Magazine (October, 1991) A(c)1991 Playboy.John Knowles: The Reading of the Will. (54 min)His dead father's message lay in the sealed envelope in his suitcase like a ticking time bomb. Knowles is a novelist, short story and travel writer, best known for A Separate Peace (1960), the story of friendship and treachery at a boys' school during World War II.THE READING OF THE WILL, by John Knowles, originally appeared in Playboy Magazine (April, 1968) A(c)1968 Playboy.Harlan Ellison and Haskell Barkin: Would You Do It For a Penny? (38 min)It looked like a sleeping pill and bed for Arlo, the great white hunter; then he spotted the girl in the supermarket and the chase was on. Ellison is a short story writer and novelist, with hundreds of stories, novels, and television and movie scripts to his credit. Barkin's science fiction stories have appeared in numerous periodicals.WOULD YOU DO IT FOR A PENNY, by Harlan Ellison and Haskell Barkin, originally appeared in Playboy Magazine (October, 1967) A(c)1967 Playboy.Evan Hunter: The Birthday Party (40 min)He was still reeling under the kaleidoscopic daze of office bash, holiday mood and his own sharp sense of time rushing past. Hunter is the author of The Blackboard Jungle, as well as the popular 87th Precinct mysteries, written under the name Ed McBain.THE BIRTHDAY PARTY, by Evan Hunter, originally appeared in Playboy Magazine (December, 1965) A(c)1965 Playboy.
language: English
title: Playboy Best Of Fiction
titlecomplete: Playboy Best Of Fiction
genres: Short Stories, Fiction
ratings_count: 66
publisher: Playboy Audio