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Caption: John Updike, novelist, Credit: Getty Images

Produced by Dennis Conrow and Angela Elam

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Summary: John Updike, who died at the age of 76 on Tuesday, January 27th, 2009, talks about his inelegant beginnings that inspired him to become one of the most elegant writers of the 20th century.
 

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Emily Corwin

Posted on January 28, 2009 at 04:11 PM | Permalink

Elucidating

A wonderful short interview. I enjoyed McKinley's inquiry and Updike's insight into the shared origin of man's (and his characters') religious and sexual impulses.