Was John Updike's unfortunate Skeeter character in RABBIT REDUX in part a response to what LeRoi Jones wrote in 1963?pic.twitter.com/ut19VIwF7h
You can add location information to your Tweets, such as your city or precise location, from the web and via third-party applications. You always have the option to delete your Tweet location history. Learn more
@CarlRobertAnd My theory: until that point Updike had only received praise from parents, teachers, editors. His first encounter with critics
@HeerJeet Updike's early stories and Rabbit Run were well-received. Mary McCarthy, Mailer, Granville Hicks, Arthur Mizener all praised him.
@CarlRobertAnd Exactly. He was the A plus student used to having elders praise him. Then Podhoretz etc said he's no good.
@HeerJeet Updike was made a member of The American Academy of Arts & Letters at 32, and was asked to sit for a Paris Review Interview at 34.
@CarlRobertAnd Alfred Kazin called Updike the brightest of the bright kids. A similar idea.
@HeerJeet By 1964 Arthur Mizener devoted the last chapter of his book The Sense of Life in the American Novel on John Updike.
Twitter may be over capacity or experiencing a momentary hiccup. Try again or visit Twitter Status for more information.