Gesturing
Narrated by John Updike
- Released
- August 11, 2009
- Length
- 32 mins
- Format
- Unabridged Audiobook
- Publisher
- Caedmon
These evocative stories, drawn from John Updike's omnibus The Early Stories, 1953-1975, depict the experiences of a generation born in Depression-era small-town America, capturing a world marked by shifting morals and material ease. Through moments both joyful and painful, Updike reflects on life's complexities amid a changing societal landscape. Writing from a small, smoke-filled office in Ipswitch, Massachusetts, he describes his process as delicately packaging vivid realities, highlighting the beauty in the mundane.
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