内容简介
GatheringtogetheralmostalltheshortfictionthatJohnUpdikepublishedbetween1953and1975,thiscollectionopenswithUpdike'sautobiographicalstoriesaboutayoungboygrowingupduringtheDepressioninasmallPennsylvaniatown.Therefollowstalesoflifeawayfromhome,studentdays,earlymarriageandyoungfamilies,andfinallyUpdike'sexperimentalstorieson'TheSingleLife'.Here,then,isarichandsatisfyingfeastofUpdike-hiswit,hiseasymasteryoflanguage,hisgeniusforrecallingthesubtletiesofordinarylifeandtheexcitements,andperils,ofthepursuitofhappiness.