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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:Author
gptkb:essayist
gptkb:short_stories
gptkb:poet
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gptkbp:alma_mater
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gptkb:Harvard_University
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gptkbp:associated_act
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gptkb:The_New_Yorker
gptkb:The_New_York_Times_Magazine
gptkb:The_Atlantic_Monthly
gptkb:The_New_Republic
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gptkbp:associated_with
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gptkb:The_New_Yorker
gptkb:The_New_York_Times_Book_Review
gptkb:Harper's_Magazine
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gptkbp:awards
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gptkb:American_Academy_of_Arts_and_Letters
gptkb:Pulitzer_Prize
gptkb:National_Book_Award
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gptkbp:birth_date
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1932-03-18
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gptkbp:born
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March 18, 1932
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gptkbp:children
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gptkb:David_Updike
gptkb:Miranda_Updike
Elizabeth Updike
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gptkbp:death_date
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2009-01-27
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gptkbp:died
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January 27, 2009
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gptkbp:education
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gptkb:Harvard_University
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gptkbp:famous_for
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Cultural commentary
Character-driven narratives
Exploring themes of suburban life
Detailed prose style
Religious and philosophical themes
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gptkbp:genre
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gptkb:Realism
gptkb:Fiction
gptkb:poetry
gptkb:short_story
Literary criticism
Literary fiction
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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John Updike
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gptkbp:influenced
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gptkb:Postmodern_literature
Literary realism
Contemporary literature
Contemporary American literature
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gptkbp:influenced_by
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gptkb:F._Scott_Fitzgerald
gptkb:Henry_James
gptkb:William_Faulkner
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gptkbp:influences
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gptkb:John_Cheever
gptkb:F._Scott_Fitzgerald
gptkb:Henry_James
gptkb:William_Faulkner
gptkb:Marilynne_Robinson
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gptkbp:inspired_by
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gptkb:art
gptkb:religion
gptkb:literature
American culture
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gptkbp:known_for
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gptkb:The_Rabbit_series
gptkb:The_Maples_Stories
Use of symbolism
Religious themes
Cultural commentary
Critique of American culture
Exploration of sexuality
Detailed character studies
The Bech series
Exploration of American life
Sexual themes
Suburban life
Exploration of American middle class life
Self-conscious narrative style
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gptkbp:nationality
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gptkb:American
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gptkbp:notable_quote
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“ The only way to deal with the future is to function efficiently in the now.”
“ The past is always with us, for it feeds the present.”
“ I’m not a very good writer, but I’m a very good rewriter.”
“ A writer is someone who pays attention to the world.”
“ We are most alive when we’re in love.”
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gptkbp:notable_work
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gptkb:Rabbit_Redux
gptkb:The_Centaur
gptkb:The_Witches_of_Eastwick
gptkb:Rabbit,_Run
gptkb:Rabbit_Is_Rich
gptkb:Rabbit_at_Rest
gptkb:A&_P
Couples
A Month of Sundays
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gptkbp:occupation
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gptkb:essayist
gptkb:short_stories
gptkb:Writer
gptkb:poet
gptkb:Novelist
gptkb:literary_criticism
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gptkbp:place_of_birth
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gptkb:Reading,_Pennsylvania
gptkb:Shillington,_Pennsylvania
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gptkbp:place_of_death
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gptkb:Danvers,_Massachusetts
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gptkbp:portrayed_in
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gptkb:Rabbit_at_Rest_(film)
Rabbit Is Rich (film)
Rabbit, Run (film)
The Witches of Eastwick (film)
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gptkbp:posthumous_recognition
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gptkb:The_Collected_Stories_of_John_Updike
gptkb:The_Early_Stories_of_John_Updike
gptkb:The_Complete_Poems_of_John_Updike
Higher Gossip
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gptkbp:resting_place
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gptkb:Plum_Island,_Massachusetts
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gptkbp:spouse
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gptkb:Mary_Pennington
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gptkbp:style
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gptkb:Symbolism
gptkb:Realism
Metafiction
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gptkbp:themes
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gptkb:religion
gptkb:identity
Sexuality
American suburbia
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gptkbp:website
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http://www.johnupdike.com
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gptkbp:writing_style
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gptkb:Realism
gptkb:Postmodernism
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:National_Medal_of_Science
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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2
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