Aside from the Rabbit books & The Centaur, Updike's best writing can be found in his book reviews.
@nathanwhitlock Yeah, two of the greats. Could review fiction with a rare sensitivity. (Pritchett was especially superb).
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@HeerJeet@nathanwhitlock Updike a good reviewer, but his disdain for "3rd World" fiction verged on racism, e.g.Achebe, Donoso, Roa Bastos. -
@StephenHenighan@nathanwhitlock Yes & no. His response sometimes limited but no American critic wrote more about world literature - Show replies
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