Centaur, The
by Updike, John
- Used
- good
- Paperback
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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Prescott, Arizona, United States
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About This Item
By John Updike, condition fair. Noticeable wear & tear to cover. Considerable amount of underlining, inscriptions, highlighting, notes etc from previous owner(s). In a small Pennsylvania town in the late 1940s, schoolteacher George Caldwell yearns to find some meaning in his life. Alone with his teenage son for three days in a blizzard, Caldwell sees his son grow and change as he himself begins to lost touch with his life.
Synopsis
John Hoyer Updike was an American novelist, poet, short story writer, art critic, and literary critic. His novel, The Centaur, won the National Book Award in 1964. It is the story of George Caldwell, an aging, self-deprecating high school teacher and his bewildered son Peter, taking place in a small Pennsylvania town. The two end up spending a few days in town when their car breaks down and then there is a blizzard, stranding them for an additional night. The book compares each character to a character in Greek mythology revealing an exploration in storytelling and stylistic variation. The interweaving of classic myth and small town life is absolutely brilliant.
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- Bookseller
- Lifeways Books & Gifts (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- cntrupdk63
- Title
- Centaur, The
- Author
- Updike, John
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Fawcett
- Date Published
- 1963
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
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- Used Book/ fiction;
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- Fair
- is a worn book that has complete text pages (including those with maps or plates) but may lack endpapers, half-title, etc....