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Author: James Plath
Publisher: Lehigh University Press
Imprint: Lehigh University Press
Dimensions:
Width: 15.90cm
, Height: 2.70cm
, Length: 23.40cm
Weight: 0.590kg
ISBN: 9781611461053
ISBN 10: 1611461057
Pages: 294
Publication Date: 26 August 2016
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
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Reviews
Once again, Jim Plath delivers a deeply engaging and important collection of Updike interviews. Stitching together 44 profiles and interviews conducted by a range of figures-Terry Gross, local journalists from the Reading Eagle, a high school student-Plath, who adds his own introductory and concluding observations, proves a knowledgeable and emotionally invested guide. Native Son will appeal not only to general readers, academics, and students, but to those interested in listening to a writer who could string together sentences as beautifully as any figure from American literature. In taking its author back to the state he left in 1950, Native Son is a homecoming story that casts a spell and radiates with Updike's life-long affection for Pennsylvania. Plath has been a major player in Updike studies, and his latest effort should be required reading for those wishing to know more about the wunderkind from Shillington. -- James Schiff, University of Cincinnati James Plath has given Updike enthusiasts an indispensable record of Updike's remarks to Pennsylvania interviewers. They reveal not just Updike's renowned fluency but his inimitable charm and suave wit, making Native Son a sheer delight as well as a richly informative volume. Plath's commentary provides a fine guide to his exploration by offering thematic links within the interviews. He proves that Updike was more open and revealing to Pennsylvania interviewers than those beyond his native state. -- Jack DeBellis, Lehigh University John Updike claimed his 'artistic eggs were hatched' in Pennsylvania, which makes Native Son, James Plath's collection of his Pennsylvania interviews, essential reading for understanding Updike. The state occupied a vital place for Updike across his star-studded career. Plath reveals this connection with interviews that span four decades, both adding to the scholarly record and providing readers with new insight into Updike's enduring significance. -- Bob Batchelor, University of Miami
Once again, Jim Plath delivers a deeply engaging and important collection of Updike interviews. Stitching together 44 profiles and interviews conducted by a range of figures-Terry Gross, local journalists from the Reading Eagle, a high school student-Plath, who adds his own introductory and concluding observations, proves a knowledgeable and emotionally invested guide. Native Son will appeal not only to general readers, academics, and students, but to those interested in listening to a writer who could string together sentences as beautifully as any figure from American literature. In taking its author back to the state he left in 1950, Native Son is a homecoming story that casts a spell and radiates with Updike's life-long affection for Pennsylvania. Plath has been a major player in Updike studies, and his latest effort should be required reading for those wishing to know more about the wunderkind from Shillington. -- James Schiff, University of Cincinnati James Plath has given Updike enthusiasts an indispensable record of Updike's remarks to Pennsylvania interviewers. They reveal not just Updike's renowned fluency but his inimitable charm and suave wit, making Native Son a sheer delight as well as a richly informative volume. Plath's commentary provides a fine guide to his exploration by offering thematic links within the interviews. He proves that Updike was more open and revealing to Pennsylvania interviewers than those beyond his native state. -- Jack DeBellis, Lehigh University John Updike claimed his 'artistic eggs were hatched' in Pennsylvania, which makes Native Son, James Plath's collection of his Pennsylvania interviews, essential reading for understanding Updike. The state occupied a vital place for Updike across his star-studded career. Plath reveals this connection with interviews that span four decades, both adding to the scholarly record and providing readers with new insight into Updike's enduring significance. -- Bob Batchelor, University of Miami
Author Information
James Plath is R. Forrest Colwell Chair and professor of English at Illinois Wesleyan University.
