John Updike

John Updike was one of the most decorated American writer of modern times. He won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction for Rabbit at Rest and Rabbit is Rich. Updike published over 50 books during his career, including collections of essays, poems and criticisms beginning in the 1950s. Updike's highly acclaimed Rabbit series of novels about an ex-high school basketball star named "Harry 'Rabbit' Angstron" spanned over 30 years.