Frederick Ungar Publishing Co, 1980, Softcover, Book Condition: Very Good, Dust Jacket Condition: No, reprint

a clean copy, with no damage or annotation. This 1st book length study of John Updike makes clear why he has drawn major critical attention and an increasingly wide readership. – Updike readers can rightly asked why his protagonists are torn with such hopeless intensity between their physical desires and their spiritual yearnings. Why do they attempt repeatedly – and in vain – to give religious meaning to the sexual act? – – Rear panel blurb Size: 12mo (standard paperback). 149 pages. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Category: Essays & Literary Criticism; ISBN: 0804469458. ISBN/EAN: 9780804469456. Inventory No: 0240026.