John Updike has died. Read more at the New York Times

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/28/books/28updike.html


I particulalry chose this photo because it shows him in a comfortable setting. Many other times he looks uncomfortable in air-conditioned libraries and offices. His formative years were spent in open spaces, so a part of him was more comfortable there, to my mind. I was a fan of his short stories, and, of course, read Couples and Witches of Eastwick, etc - but the short stories remain in my mind as almost faultless.