約翰•厄普代剋（John Updike，1932-2009）

美國當代公認的文學大師。畢業於哈佛大學，曾供職《紐約客》雜誌。一生寫過大量體裁多樣的作品，包括長篇小說“兔子四部麯”、短篇小說集、詩集和評論集，共計60餘部著作。厄普代剋兩次獲得普利策奬、美國圖書奬和歐•亨利小說奬，以及其他十餘種重要文學奬項，兩次登上《時代》雜誌封麵。“性、宗教、美國、死亡”是厄普代剋擅長的創作主題，“美國小鎮、中産階級”是他偏愛的文學世界。厄普代剋的文風，對許多作傢産生巨大影響，菲利普•羅斯稱他是“我們時代最偉大的文學傢”。

John Updike's first collection of new short fiction since the year 2000, My Father's Tears finds the author in a valedictory mood as he mingles narratives of his native Pennsylvania with stories of New England suburbia and of foreign travel. Morocco (Disc 1, Track 1)Personal Archaeology (Disc 1, Track 31)Free (Disc 1, Track 55)The Walk with Elizanne (Disc 1, Track 80)The Guardians (Disc 2, Track 28)The Laughter of the Gods (Disc 2, Track 52)Varieties of Religious Experience (Disc 2, Track 90Spanish Prelude to a Second Marriage (Disc 3, Track 72)Delicate Wives (Disc 4, Track 9)The Accelerating Expansion of the Universe (Disc 4, Track 32)German Lessons (Disc 4, Track 72)The Road Home (Disc 5, Track 15)My Father's Tears (Disc 5, Track 67)Kinderszenen (Disc 6, Track 19)The Apparition (Disc 6, Track 62)Blue Light (Disc 6, Track 96)Outage (Disc 7, Track 48)The Full Glass (Disc 8, Track 19) In sum, American experience from the Depression to the aftermath of 9/11 finds reflection in these glittering pieces of observation, remembrance, and imagination.