John Updike bibliography
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The following is the complete bibliography of John Updike (March 18, 1932 – January 27, 2009), an American novelist, poet, critic and essayist noted for his prolific output over a 50-year period. His bibliography includes some 23 novels, 18 short story collections, 12 collections of poetry, 4 children's books, and 12 collections of non-fiction.
John Updike in 2008.
Chronological listing[]
Novels are highlighted in bold.
| Title | Year | Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Carpentered Hen and Other Tame Creatures | 1958 | poetry | collected in (1993) |
| The Poorhouse Fair | 1959 | novel | reprinted in 1977 |
| The Same Door | 1959 | short stories | collected in The Early Stories: 1953–1975 (2003) |
| Rabbit, Run | 1960 | novel | collected in (1995) |
| Pigeon Feathers | 1962 | short stories | collected in The Early Stories: 1953–1975 (2003) |
| The Magic Flute | 1962 | children's book | |
| Telephone Poles and Other Poems | 1963 | poetry | collected in (1993) |
| The Centaur | 1963 | novel | |
| Olinger Stories: A Selection | 1964 | short stories | all previously collected |
| 1964 | children's book | ||
| Of the Farm | 1965 | novel | |
| 1965 | non-fiction | ||
| 1965 | poetry | collects The Carpentered Hen and | |
| 1965 | poetry | reprinted in 1999; collected in (1993) | |
| 1966 | short stories | collected in The Early Stories: 1953–1975 (2003) | |
| Couples | 1968 | novel | |
| 1968 | non-fiction | ||
| 1969 | poetry | collected in (1993) | |
| 1969 | children's book | ||
| Bech: A Book | 1970 | short stories | collected in The Complete Henry Bech (2001) |
| Rabbit Redux | 1971 | novel | collected in (1995) |
| 1972 | short stories | collected in The Early Stories: 1953–1975 (2003) | |
| 1974 | play | reprinted in 2000 | |
| Cunts | 1974 | poetry | limited edition chapbook |
| 1975 | novel | part of The Scarlet Letter trilogy | |
| 1975 | non-fiction | ||
| Marry Me | 1976 | novel | |
| 1977 | poetry | collected in (1993) | |
| The Coup | 1978 | novel | |
| Too Far to Go | 1979 | short stories | reprinted as The Maples Stories in 2009 |
| 1979 | short stories | ||
| Rabbit Is Rich | 1981 | novel | collected in (1995) |
| Bech Is Back | 1982 | short stories | collected in The Complete Henry Bech (2001) |
| 1983 | non-fiction | ||
| The Witches of Eastwick | 1984 | novel | |
| 1985 | poetry | collected in (1993) | |
| Impressions | 1985 | published by Sylvester & Orphanos | |
| Roger's Version | 1986 | novel | part of The Scarlet Letter trilogy |
| Trust Me | 1987 | short stories | |
| 1988 | novel | part of The Scarlet Letter trilogy | |
| 1989 | non-fiction | reprinted in 2000 | |
| 1989 | non-fiction | ||
| Rabbit at Rest | 1990 | novel | collected in (1995) |
| Odd Jobs | 1991 | non-fiction | |
| Memories of the Ford Administration | 1992 | novel | |
| 1993 | poetry | ||
| Brazil | 1994 | novel | |
| 1994 | short stories | ||
| 1995 | novels | collects the Rabbit novels | |
| 1995 | children's book | ||
| In the Beauty of the Lilies | 1996 | novel | |
| 1996 | non-fiction | ||
| Toward the End of Time | 1997 | novel | |
| 1998 | short stories | collected in The Complete Henry Bech (2001) | |
| 1999 | non-fiction | ||
| Gertrude and Claudius | 2000 | novel | |
| 2000 | non-fiction | limited edition | |
| 2000 | short stories | ||
| 2001 | non-fiction | limited edition | |
| The Complete Henry Bech | 2001 | short stories | collects the Bech books |
| 2001 | poetry | ||
| Rabbit Remembered | 2001 | novella | |
| Seek My Face | 2002 | novel | |
| The Early Stories: 1953–1975 | 2003 | short stories | collects previously published collections |
| 2003 | poetry | limited edition | |
| Villages | 2004 | novel | |
| 2005 | non-fiction | ||
| Terrorist | 2006 | novel | |
| 2007 | non-fiction | ||
| The Widows of Eastwick | 2008 | novel | |
| 2009 | poetry | posthumous publication | |
| My Father's Tears and Other Stories | 2009 | short stories | posthumous publication |
| The Maples Stories | 2009 | short stories | posthumous publication; reprint of Too Far to Go (1979) |
| 2010 | non-fiction | posthumous publication; Library of America | |
| 2011 | non-fiction | posthumous publication | |
| 2012 | non-fiction | posthumous publication | |
| 2013 | short stories | posthumous publication; 186 stories in two volumes; Library of America |
Library of America editions[]
After publishing the essay "Hub Fans Bid Kid Adieu" as a standalone special edition book in 2010, and publishing two volumes of short stories in 2013 (available also as a boxed set), Library of America began a multi-volume edition of John Updike's novels in 2018, all under the editorship of .[1]
| Title | Year | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Collected Early Stories | 2013 | 102 stories written from 1953 to 1975 (LOA #242) |
| Collected Later Stories | 2013 | 84 stories written from 1976 to 2008 (LOA #243) |
| Novels 1959‒1965 | 2018 | The Poorhouse Fair, Rabbit, Run, The Centaur, Of the Farm (LOA #311) |
| Novels 1968‒1975 | 2020 | Couples, Rabbit Redux, (LOA #326) |
| Novels 1978-1984 | 2021 | The Coup, Rabbit is Rich, The Witches of Eastwick (LOA #339) |
See also[]
- Alfred A. Knopf
- Bibliography of Philip Roth
- The New Yorker
References[]
Further reading[]
- Broomfield, Michael and de Bellis, Jack, John Updike: A Bibliography of Primary and Secondary Materials, 1948-2007, Oak Knoll Press, New Castle, Delaware, 2007.
- Begley, Adam, Updike, Harper-Collins Publishers, New York, NY, 2014.
External links[]
- A Revised Cumulative Updike Publications Bibliography 1997-2009--Books, Short Stories, Articles, Reviews, and Poems, The Centaurian Updike Homepage
- Books by John Updike
- Petri Liukkonen. "John Updike bibliography". Books and Writers
- New York Review of Books Updike archive (complete)
- New Yorker archive
Categories:
- Bibliographies by writer
- Bibliographies of American writers
- Poetry bibliographies