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John Updike on Family Affairs and Writing

The sabbatical that turned into a lifestyle for the rest of his life

March 2, 2017 by Blank on Blank Leave a Comment

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“There is the fear that you somehow neglected to say what was really yours to say” – John Updike
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Video published on Dec 17, 2013

Interview by John Freeman
Spring 2002
Microcassette recorder

Full Updike profile appears in Freeman’s book “How to Read a Novelist”
http://www.fsgoriginals.com/books/detail/how-to-read-a-novelist

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