The poorhouse fair : a novel
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Adult Fiction - South Wing Basement
Updike
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Book
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xxii, 151 pages ; 21 cm
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English
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The hero of John Updike's first novel, published when the author was twenty-six, is ninety-four-year-old John Hook, a dying man who yet refuses to be dominated. His world is a poorhouse-a county home for the aged and infirm-overseen by Stephen Conner, a righteous young man who considers it his duty to know what is best for others. The action of the novel unfolds over a single summer's day, the day of the poorhouse's annual fair, a day of escalating tensions between Conner and the rebellious Hook. Its climax is a contest between progress and tradition, benevolence and pride, reason and faith.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Updike, J. (2012). The poorhouse fair: a novel (Random House Trade paperback edition.). Random House Trade Paperbacks.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Updike, John. 2012. The Poorhouse Fair: A Novel. Random House Trade Paperbacks.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Updike, John. The Poorhouse Fair: A Novel Random House Trade Paperbacks, 2012.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Updike, John. The Poorhouse Fair: A Novel Random House Trade paperback edition., Random House Trade Paperbacks, 2012.
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