Too Far to Go

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Too Far to Go is a collection of interlinked short stories by John Updike that chronicles the marriage and eventual breakup of Richard and Joan Maple.

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Too Far to Go canonical 2
Too Far to Go (1979 television film) 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf book
short story collection
adaptationFormat television film
adaptationReleaseYear 1979
author John Updike
basedOnCharactersBy John Updike
containsStoriesAbout infidelity
marital conflict
parenthood
countryOfOrigin United States
depicts breakup of Richard and Joan Maple
featuresRecurringCharacters the Maples
follows marriage of Richard and Joan Maple
genre fiction
short stories
hasAdaptation Too Far to Go (1979 television film)
linked to: Too Far to Go
language English
literaryPeriod 20th-century American literature
mainCharacters Joan Maple
Richard Maple
narrativeForm interlinked short stories
publicationYear 1979
publisher Knopf
linked to: Alfred A. Knopf
series Maple stories
setting New England
suburban United States
theme divorce
family life
marriage
middle-class American life

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John Updike notableWork Too Far to Go
Too Far to Go hasAdaptation Too Far to Go (1979 television film)
linked to: Too Far to Go
John Updike notableWork Too Far to Go
subject linked to: John