Up‧dike, John /ˈʌpdaɪk/
(1932–) a US writer known for his novels about the lives, relationships, and problems of middle-class people in the US, such as Rabbit, Run. He won a Pulitzer prize for Rabbit is Rich (1982) and again for Rabbit at Rest (1991). His book The Witches of Eastwick was made into a successful film.

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