Description: Concentrating on the role of the imagination in Updike's works, this book shows him to be an original and powerful thinker and not the callow sensationalist that he is sometimes accused of being.
Review Quotes: Throughout the book, Farmer brings Updike's short stories into the discussion, revealing the wide scope of his familiarity with Updike's vast oeuvre. An enjoyable, focused scholarly study, this is an excellent addition to the literature on Updike. Recommended.-- "CHOICE"