![John Updike Reading "e;Lifeguard"e; from Pigeon Feathers and Other Stories](//coverdb.com/reviewUK/w100/8f3/9781094095660.jpg) |
|
John Updike Reading "e;Lifeguard"e; from Pigeon Feathers and Other Stories
John Updike
Audiobook. Blackstone Publishing 2019-08-20.
ISBN 9781094095660
|
|
|
Buy from Amazon.co.uk
|
Publisher description
This well-known short story appears in Pigeon Feathers and Other Stories, one of John Updike's earliest books and isnarrated by a divinity student at his summer job. From the heights of hiswooden throne, the fastidious and aloof young narrator delivers a silent sermonaddressed to the beachgoers-"e;the middle-aged, burdened with children andaluminum chairs."e; Though full of himself and his mission, he appeals to us byvirtue of his earnestness and promise, and the call for which he waits. Updikereads with a tender, ironic understanding of his haughty hero
More books by John Updike
Similar books
Rate the book
Write a review and share your opinion with others. Try to focus on the content of the book. Read our instructions for further information.
John Updike Reading "e;Lifeguard"e; from Pigeon Feathers and Other Stories
Book reviews » John Updike Reading "e;Lifeguard"e; from Pigeon Feathers and Other Stories
|
|
![John Updike Reading "e;Lifeguard"e; from Pigeon Feathers and Other Stories](/images/background.gif) |
![John Updike Reading "e;Lifeguard"e; from Pigeon Feathers and Other Stories](/images/background.gif) |
|
|
|