Author: John Updike
Translator: Young-mok Jeong
Publisher: Munhakdongne
Hardcover | 203*137mm
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About This Book
Harry Angstrom was a star basketball player in high school and that was
the best time of his life. Now in his mid-20s, his work is unfulfilling,
his marriage is moribund, and he tries to find happiness with another
woman. But happiness is more elusive than a medal, and Harry must
continue to run--from his wife, his life, and from himself, until he
reaches the end of the road and has to turn back....
From the Publisher
I read Rabbit, Run when I was in high school (and it wasn't even a
school assignment!). Twenty years later (at least!), three very vivid
scenes from that book still pop into my head from time to time. The
first is the used-car lot, where Rabbit Angstrom, the former basketball
star, works for his father-in-law. The second scene is in a very red
Chinese restaurant that had changed over from a French restaurant only
the week before. Rabbit is there with his old coach and two women that
are not their wives, and they drink daiquiris and whiskey sours. This
restaurant could have been (and was) in my small town. The third scene
is the most harrowing, and I've repeated it as a cautionary tale to
young mothers for years, telling the story as if it had happened to
someone I know. Janice, Rabbit's wife, who slugs alcohol throughout her
pregnancy, is drunk and bathing her newborn baby when something terrible
happens. I won't ruin it by telling you more. I read hundreds of books a
year, both for my job and for pleasure, so the fact that parts of this
book are so indelibly etched in my mind is a testament to the talent and
genius of John Updike.
P.S. all of the other books in the Rabbit series are equally
unforgettable.
--Maureen O'Neal --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable
edition of this title.
From the Inside Flap
Harry Angstrom was a star basketball player in high school and that was
the best time of his life. Now in his mid-20s, his work is unfulfilling,
his marriage is moribund, and he tries to find happiness with another
woman. But happiness is more elusive than a medal, and Harry must
continue to run--from his wife, his life, and from himself, until he
reaches the end of the road and has to turn back....
From the Back Cover
"Brilliant and poignant...By his compassion, clarity of insight and
crystal-bright prose, he makes Rabbit's sorrow his and our own."
--The Washington Post
About the Author
John (Hoyer) Updike (1932-) American novelist, short story writer and
poet, internationally known for his novels RABBIT, RUN (1960), RABBIT
REDUX (1971), RABBIT IS RICH (1981), and RABBIT AT REST (1990). His
latest novel is VILLAGES (Penguin, 2005).
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