The Complete Henry Bech
by Updike, John
Henry Bech, the celebrated author of Travel Light, has been scrutinized, canonized and vilified by critics and readers across the world. Here, the experiences of this bemused literary icon, one of Updike's greatest creations, are described in hilarious detail, as he travels the world struggling to break his writer's block; returns to his native America to find new success with Think Big, his all-time blockbuster; and visits communist Czechoslovakia, where he is greeted by a dizzyingly adoring public. Brilliantly comic and deeply poignant, The Complete Henry Bech is one of the greatest of all explorations of the writing life and of what happens when an writer becomes a literary celebrity.
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The Complete Henry Bech: Twenty Stories (Bech: A Book; Bech is Back; Bech at Bay; His Oeuvre) (Everyman's Library, No. 264)
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Everyman's Library, March 2001. Hardcover . Very Good. Collected in one volume for the first time--and featuring a final, series-capping story, 'His Oeuvre'--John Updike's Bech stories have been a fixture of the American literary imagination since they first began appearing in 'The New Yorker' more than 30 years ago. Ribbon marker. Item Price
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THE COMPLETE HENRY BECH
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THE COMPLETE HENRY BECH: 20 Stories (Everyman's Library)
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THE COMPLETE HENRY BECH (Everyman's Library)
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New York, New York, U.S.A. : Everyman's Library, 2001. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Since tales of his exploits began appearing in The New Yorker more than thirty years ago, Henry Bech, John Updike's playfully irreverent alter-ego, has charmed readers with his aesthetic dithering and his seemingly inexhaustible libido. The… Read more about this item Item Price
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