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Tag: John Updike

Total Results: 4

’Updike was, for all his libidinous reputation, a surprisingly serious fellow.’ Credit: Ulf Andersen / Getty Images
4 Nov 2025 - 12:00am

John Updike’s carnal Christianity He knew the hymn beneath the hard-on

Pratinav Anil
Thursday, 2 January
02.01

How John Updike invented Brat Rabbit embodied a rush towards individualism

Sarah Ditum
Thursday, 10 November
10.11

Was Kurt Vonnegut a nice man? A good writer doesn't have to be a saint

Dorian Lynskey
Tuesday, 9 August
09.08

Philip Larkin was a filthy genius Sordid ambiguities come with being human

Nicholas Harris