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An Autumn Tale
When Homer puts his jack-o-lantern over his head like a helmet on the eve of Halloween, he gains access to a secret nocturnal meeting of the trees as they celebrate the arrival of the full moon
- GenresHalloween
Hardcover
Published January 1, 1988
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About the author
David Updike
22 books2 followersThe son of esteemed American writer John Updike, David was born in 1959 in Massachusetts.
He studied Art History at Harvard, and received his M.A.T. from Columbia University.
He has written a collection of short stories, Out on the Marsh, (Godine) as well as six books for children. His book, A Helpful Alphabet of Cheerful Objects, features his own photographs.
His published work includes an illustrated series for young readers that includes A Winter Journey (1985), An Autumn Tale (1988), A Spring Story (1989), and The Sounds of Summer (1993). The stories chronicle the seasonal adventures of a boy named Homer and his beloved dog Sophocles.
His novel, Ivy's Turn, is set in 1993 that, though 30 years after the civil rights movement, still has taboos against interracial relationships.
His essays and short stories have been published in The New Yorker, Harpers, Doubletake, Newsweek, and the New York Times Magazine.
He lives in Cambridge Massachusetts with his wife, Wambui, and his son, Wesley.
David Updike has taught English and Creative Writing at MIT and is Professor of English at Roxbury Community College in Boston, Massachusetts.
He studied Art History at Harvard, and received his M.A.T. from Columbia University.
He has written a collection of short stories, Out on the Marsh, (Godine) as well as six books for children. His book, A Helpful Alphabet of Cheerful Objects, features his own photographs.
His published work includes an illustrated series for young readers that includes A Winter Journey (1985), An Autumn Tale (1988), A Spring Story (1989), and The Sounds of Summer (1993). The stories chronicle the seasonal adventures of a boy named Homer and his beloved dog Sophocles.
His novel, Ivy's Turn, is set in 1993 that, though 30 years after the civil rights movement, still has taboos against interracial relationships.
His essays and short stories have been published in The New Yorker, Harpers, Doubletake, Newsweek, and the New York Times Magazine.
He lives in Cambridge Massachusetts with his wife, Wambui, and his son, Wesley.
David Updike has taught English and Creative Writing at MIT and is Professor of English at Roxbury Community College in Boston, Massachusetts.
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