Rabbit, Run: Book Guide, Author and Facts
Rabbit, Run by John Updike: plot, author, genre and where to read, in one evergreen guide.
Rabbit, Run is the book that established John Updike as one of the major American novelists of his—or any other—generation. Its hero is Harry “Rabbit” Angstrom, a onetime high-school basketball star who on an impulse deserts his wife and son. He is twenty-six years old, a man-child caught in a struggle between instinct and thought, self and society, sexual gratification and family duty—even, in a sense, human hard-heartedness and divine Grace. Though his flight from home traces a zigzag of evasion, he holds to the faith that he is on the right path, an invisible line toward his own salvation as straight as a ruler’s edge.
Quick facts about Rabbit, Run
- Title: Rabbit, Run
- Author: John Updike
- First published: 1960
- Genre: fiction, middle class men, harry angstrom (fictitious character)
- OpenLibrary ID: OL463709W
Where to read Rabbit, Run
Rabbit, Run by John Updike is widely available in print, ebook and audiobook editions from major retailers and libraries.
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Frequently asked questions
What is Rabbit, Run about?
*Rabbit, Run* is the book that established John Updike as one of the major American novelists of his—or any other—generation.
Who wrote Rabbit, Run?
Rabbit, Run was written by John Updike.
When was Rabbit, Run published?
Rabbit, Run was first published in 1960.
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