He knows that the insignificant particulars of a life are both signs of God's handiwork and hints of humanity 's needs: finely crafted furniture, a carefully mown field, a perfect tee shot, a groping prayer, and, unfortunately, the halting march toward death.
Updike can tell of these lives because he has been there. Born on 18 March 1932 in Shillington, Pennsylvania, John Hoyer Updike grew up an only child in a relatively poor family.
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