Dead of lung cancer at 76. I wrote about him and his recent trip to Seattle here. I’ll be writing more about Updike later today.
John Updike
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Shit. Goodnight, John Fucking Updike.
Oh…..
What a drag. It’s a huge loss, he was really an American treasure. I was really hoping he’d get the Nobel before he died. Sad.
i havent had a fucking thing to eat today.
This could be new ammunition in an anti-smoking campaign: “Smoke and you’ll miss out on your chance to win a Nobel Prize.”
“The A&P” is one of the best american short stories, EVER.