The Early Stories: 1953–1975
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The Early Stories: 1953–1975 is a collection of John Updike’s short fiction that showcases his early development as a major American writer through themes of suburban life, faith, sexuality, and coming of age.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Early Stories: 1953–1975 canonical | 1 |
Statements (33)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
book
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short story collection ⓘ |
| author | John Updike NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsWorkType | short story ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| depicts | postwar American society ⓘ |
| focusesOn | American suburban experience ⓘ |
| genre |
literary fiction
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short fiction ⓘ |
| hasForm | collection of previously published stories ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | realism ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | postwar American literature ⓘ |
| notableFor |
detailed psychological observation
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exploration of erotic desire ⓘ exploration of religious doubt ⓘ portrayal of ordinary American lives ⓘ |
| publicationPeriodCovered | 1953–1975 ⓘ |
| setting | 20th-century American suburbs ⓘ |
| showcases | John Updike’s early development as a writer ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
family relationships
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moral conflict ⓘ youth and maturity ⓘ |
| theme |
American middle class
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adultery ⓘ coming of age ⓘ faith ⓘ marriage ⓘ religion ⓘ sexuality ⓘ suburban life ⓘ |
| timeSpanOfStories | early career of John Updike ⓘ |
| writtenBy | John Updike NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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