John Updike

American novelist, poet, short story writer, art critic, and literary critic.

Born March 18th, 1932 in Reading. [ref]

Died January 27th, 2009 at 76 years old in Danvers (lung cancer). [ref]

Occupations
art critic, author, children's writer, essayist, journalist, literary critic, novelist, playwright, poet, science fiction writer, writer
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Losing your life is not the worst thing that can happen. The worst thing is to lose your reason for living. Jo Nesbø