John Updike – 20th–21st-century American novelist, author of the Rabbit series (Rabbit, Run, Rabbit at Rest), and two-time Pulitzer Prize winner. His works captured the everyday lives of America’s middle class with irony and precision.
🐇 The Rabbit novels form a chronicle of postwar American life. 🎨 First aspired to be an artist, studying graphic design in London. 📰 Began writing for The New Yorker, where he published for over 50 years. 📖 Wrote more than 20 novels, hundreds of stories, plus poetry and criticism. 🏆 Won the Pulitzer Prize twice – a rare feat in fiction. 💡 Claimed he wrote “to give the mundane its beautiful due”. 👓 Very nearsighted, he wore thick glasses throughout his life. 📚 His works often stirred debate for their frank sexuality. ✍️ Disliked experimental fiction, preferring clarity for readers. 😂 Curiosity: once asked if he was Rabbit, he quipped: “No, but I lent him my glasses.” 😄 Amusing fact: he collected Donald Duck comic books as a hobby.