Wife-wooing

by John Updike

John Updike's 'Wife Wooing' deals with the subject of a husband who does not understand the complexities of his wife.

Genres: Short Stories

5 pages, Unknown Binding

First published March 12, 1960

About the author

John Hoyer Updike was an American writer. Updike's most famous work is his Rabbit series (Rabbit, Run; Rabbit Redux; Rabbit Is Rich; Rabbit At Rest; and Rabbit Remembered). Rabbit is Rich and Rabbit at Rest both won Pulitzer Prizes for Updike. Describing his subject as "the American small town, Protestant middle class," Updike is well known for his careful craftsmanship and prolific writing, having published 22 novels and more than a dozen short story collections as well as poetry, literary criticism and children's books. Hundreds of his stories, reviews, and poems have appeared in The New Yorker since the 1950s. His works often explore sex, faith, and death, and their inter-relationships.

He died of lung cancer at age 76.

Reviews

[Eg · Rating 2 out of 5]

Focus on a man who doesn't find her wife attractive anymore.