![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() The "Rabbit" series, about an angst-ridden car dealer in a town much like Updike's hometown of Shillington, Pennsylvania, spanned four novels, a novella and four decades. iReport: Share your tributes to John Updike Updike won the Pulitzer Prize twice: for "Rabbit Is Rich" (1981) and its successor, "Rabbit at Rest" (1991). Updike was a rarity among American writers: a much-esteemed, prize-winning author whose books - including "Rabbit, Run" (1960), "Couples" (1968), "The Witches of Eastwick" (1984) and "Terrorist" (2006) - were also best-sellers. "He was one of our greatest writers, and he will be sorely missed," said Nicholas Latimer, vice president of publicity at Updike's publisher, Alfred A. He lived in Beverly Farms, Massachusetts. Updike passed away Tuesday morning after battling lung cancer. ![]()
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