One of the giants of American literature, John Updike, diedof lung cancer today, aged 76.
He had long been touted for a Nobel prize for a long time, but one member of the Swedish Academy made it clear - perhaps unintentionally candidly - that there would be no Nobel for Literature for an American as long as George W. was President. Fuck the bastards. For FAZ, he is now one of "the classics without a Nobel". His memory will live with that, easily.
John Updike R.I.P.
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John Updike R.I.P.
by Arneb » Tue Jan 27, 2009 10:01 pm
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by KLA2 » Tue Jan 27, 2009 11:37 pm
A memorable, and somewhat appropos quote,
"Suspect each moment, for it is a thief, tiptoeing away with more than it brings." ("A Month of Sundays")
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"Suspect each moment, for it is a thief, tiptoeing away with more than it brings." ("A Month of Sundays")
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"He who fights with monsters might take care lest he thereby become a monster. And if you gaze for long into an abyss, the abyss gazes also into you."
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by troubleagain » Wed Jan 28, 2009 2:29 pm
Didn't he write something about rabbits?
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by Blue Monster 65 » Wed Jan 28, 2009 6:16 pm
No, those were bunnies and that was Hugh Hefner.
John Updike wrote about northern Holland.
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John Updike wrote about northern Holland.
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by KLA2 » Wed Jan 28, 2009 7:41 pm
Was he that guy who got his faced slapped for a finger poke?
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