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The Afterlife and Other Stories
The Afterlife and Other Stories
Author: John Updike
2 cassettes / 3 hours — Read by the Author — Here is John Updike's first collection in seven years: stories that, in various ways, partake of a glow -- as life beyond middle age is explored and found to have its own particular amazements, from omniscient golf caddies to the deaths of mothers and the births of grandchildren. — As death approaches, l...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780679436577
ISBN-10: 067943657X
Publication Date: 10/25/1994
Edition: Unabridged
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Publisher: Random House Audio
Book Type: Audio Cassette
Other Versions: Paperback, Hardcover
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Jenny28 avatar reviewed The Afterlife and Other Stories on + 8 more book reviews
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It's amazing watching the evolution of an already quietly elegant writer. The stories are less overtly wrenching than some of his earlier work but they resonate. As his writing often does, some of the stories leave a slightly bittersweet aftertaste. I was especially pleased to be reacquainted with the Maples, years after their divorce which ended "Too Far to Go".
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