John Updike, "Couples" - Free Audiobook

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Content: John Updike, "Couples"

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Author John Updike reads from his book "Couples." In these sections, Piet attempts to manage two relationships -- one with his wife and the other with his pregnant mistress. Both excerpts demonstrate Updike’s ability to focus on sensual details. Updike started his career as a cartoonist for the Harvard Lampoon. He studied drawing in England and was on the staff of the New Yorker until 1957. "Couples" was published in 1968, the year before this recording was made.

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