Endpoint x{0026} other Poems

Resumen del libro

A stunning collection of poems that John Updike wrote during the last seven years of his life and put together only weeks before he died for this, his final book.
The opening sequence, "Endpoint,"" "is made up of a series of connected poems written on the occasions of his recent birthdays and culminates in his confrontation with his final illness. He looks back on the boy that he was, on the family, the small town, the people, and the circumstances that fed his love of writing, and he finds endless delight and solace in "turning the oddities of life into words."
"Other Poems" range from the fanciful (what would it be like to be a stolen Rembrandt painting? he muses) to the celebratory, capturing the flux of life. A section of sonnets follows, some inspired by travels to distant lands, others celebrating the idiosyncrasies of nature in his own backyard.
For John Updike, the writing of poetry was always a special joy, and this final collection is an eloquent and moving testament to the life of this extraordinary writer.

Biografía del autor

John Updike (Shillington, Pennsylvania, 1932-Beverly Farms, Massachusetts, 2009) es uno de los grandes maestros de la narrativa norteamericana contemporánea, autor de una vasta obra que abarca poesía y ensayo, narración breve y novela. Galardonado en dos ocasiones con el Premio Pulitzer (1982 y 1991) y en una con el American Book Award (1982), se le considera uno de los más ácidos cronistas de la sociedad estadounidense de la segunda mitad del siglo XX. Tusquets Editores ha publicado un total de diecinueve obras de este autor, entre ellas Un libro de Bech, el primer título de la trilogía protagonizada por el mordaz y tierno alter ego apenas disimulado del propio Updike. En esta segunda entrega, Bech trastea por la vida como bien puede, cargado de miedos y dudas, pero también de un sentido del humor que lo hace todo más llevadero. Un libro para reírse de nuestras pequeñas " o grandes" miserias y esperanzas, escrito con la lucidez de un genio de la literatura contemporánea.