John Updike Reading "Lifeguard" from Pigeon Feathers and Other Stories [electronic resource] : From Great American Authors Read from Their Works, Volume 2
Updike, John2014
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This well-known short story appears in Pigeon Feathers and Other Stories, one of John Updike's earliest books and is narrated by a divinity student at his summer job. From the heights of his wooden throne, the fastidious and aloof young narrator delivers a silent sermon addressed to the beachgoers—"the middle-aged, burdened with children and aluminum chairs." Though full of himself and his mission, he appeals to us by virtue of his earnestness and promise, and the call for which he waits. Updike reads with a tender, ironic understanding of his haughty hero.
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Author:
Updike, John, Author
Edition:
Unabridged
Imprint:
[Place of publication not identified] : Blackstone Publishing, 2014
Collation:
1 online resource (1 audio file)
Series:
Great American Authors Read from Their Works
System details:
Mode of access: Internet
Biography/History:
John Updike (1932–2009) was the author of more than sixty books, including collections of short stories, poems, and criticism. His novels have been honored with two Pulitzer Prize Awards, the National Book Award, and the Howells Medal of the American Academy of Arts and Letters. Hugging the Shore, a collection of essays and reviews, received the National Book Critics Circle Award for criticism.
ISBN:
9781483019437
Language:
English
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BRN:
2907477