S. - 1st Edition/1st Printing

John Updike

An attractive First Edition/First Printing in Fine condition in alike unclipped dustjacket. Slight bumping to spine. Dustjacket shows some rubbing and one scratch at upper right front corner. Bound in attractive pink cloth with silver and gold lettering. SIGNED by author John Updike directly on the front free endpaper. De Bellis/Broomfield A121a;

Boston bred SarahWorth, a latter-day Hester Prynne, leaves her stifling security to live in a commune in Arizona with a Hindu religious leader called the Arhat. Through letters and tapes she sends to her family and friends, Sarah relates her struggle to reconcile old values with new realities. "…a meditation upon American womanhood, a romance, and a religious comedy." (From the cover).

Book #15392

Binding: Cloth
Book Condition: Fine in Near Fine dust jacket
Edition: First Edition; First Printing; Signed by Author
Size: 8vo; [8], 279, [1] pages
Publisher: New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1988.
ISBN: 0394568354

Price: $150.00

Author Bio

Updike, John

John Updike

John Hoyer Updike (Mar. 18, 1932 - Jan. 27, 2009) was an American novelist, poet, short story writer and literary critic. Updike's most famous work is his Rabbit series with Rabbit is Rich and Rabbit at Rest receiving the Pulitzer Prize. Updike was widely recognized for his careful craftsmanship and prolific output, having published more than 20 novels and more than a dozen short story collections, as well as poetry, literary criticism and children's books.

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