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United States. Language. English. Publisher. Alfred A. Knopf. Publication date. 1959. The Poorhouse Fair (1959) was the first novel by the American author John Updike. A second edition (New York : Knopf, 1977) included an introduction by the author and was slightly revised.
- John Updike
- United States
- 1959
- 1959
Mar 13, 2012 · The action of the novel unfolds over a single summer’s day, the day of the poorhouse’s annual fair, a day of escalating tensions between Conner and the rebellious Hook. Its climax is a contest between progress and tradition, benevolence and pride, reason and faith. Praise for The Poorhouse Fair.
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The Poorhouse Fair, John Updike’s first novel written when he was 26 years old, is of the “a-day-in-the-life-of” variety. But rather than just one person, this short tale features the residents of a county poorhouse living out their remaining days in everything from fatalistic bliss to boiling frustration.
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His world is a poorhouse—a county home for the aged and infirm—overseen by Stephen Conner, a righteous young man who considers it his duty to know what is best for others. The action of the novel unfolds over a single summer’s day, the day of the poorhouse’s annual fair, a day of escalating tensions between Conner and the rebellious Hook.
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The Poorhouse Fair. Finalist, National Book Awards 1960 for Fiction. ISBN 9780394410500. Knopf | Random House Trade Paperback. John Updike was the author of more than sixty books, eight of them collections of poetry.
The Poorhouse Fair: A Novel. John Updike. Random House Publishing Group, Mar 13, 2012 - Fiction - 176 pages. “Brilliant . . . Here is the conflict of real ideas; of real personalities; here...
The Poorhouse Fair is a work of art.”—The New York Times Book ReviewThe hero of John Updike’s first novel, published when the author was twenty-six, is ninety-four-year-old John Hook, a dying...
