Famed Writer John Updike Dies At Age 76

The Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist John Updike died on Tuesday at age 76.

Updike became most famous as a "chronicler of suburban adultery." He penned the bestsellers The Witches of Eastwick, The Coup, and Gertrude and Claudius. Updike wrote a variety of short stories and memoirs, including the famed essay about Ted Williams. He published over fifty books and won a plethora of literary prizes.

The American novelist, poet, short story writer, art critic, and literary critic's most famous work is his Rabbit series (Rabbit, Run; Rabbit Redux; Rabbit Is Rich; Rabbit At Rest; and Rabbit Remembered). Rabbit is Rich and Rabbit at Rest received the Pulitzer Prize.

Updike lived in Beverly Farms, Mass.

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