| − | '''John Updike''' (Reading, Pennsylvania 1932 - ) [[American]] [[novelist]], [[poet]], [[writer]] and literary critic. The area surrounding Reading has provided the setting for many of his stories. He is known for his ''"Rabbit"'' novels (Harry "Rabbit" Angstrom). | + | '''John Updike''' (Reading, Pennsylvania 1932 - 2009) was an [[American]] [[novelist]], [[poet]], [[writer]] and literary critic. The area surrounding Reading has provided the setting for many of his stories. He is known for his ''"Rabbit"'' novels (Harry "Rabbit" Angstrom). |