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(ŭp′dīk′), John Hoyer 1932-2009.
American writer particularly known for his tragicomic novels, such as Rabbit, Run (1960) and Rabbit at Rest (1990), concerning the trials of middle-class suburbanites.
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Updike

(ˈʌpˌdaɪk)
n
(Biography) John (Hoyer). 1932–2009, US writer. His novels include Rabbit, Run (1960), Couples (1968), The Coup (1979), Brazil (1993), Seek My Face (2003), and Rabbit is Rich (1982) and Rabbit at Rest (1990), both of which won Pulitzer prizes
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Up•dike

(ˈʌpˌdaɪk)

n.
John, born 1932, U.S. author.
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The present study is a study in intertextual mode which examines and evaluates intertextual correspondence between Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter and The Scarlet Trilogy by John Updike because it is widely perceived that Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter is one of the major influences on Updike's The Scarlet Letter Trilogy.
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