Jack De Bellis

John Updike’s Early Years reveals for the first time the young Updike’s developing personality and precocious creativity. Relying upon interviews with classmates and friends, and offering extensive connections to his mature work, De Bellis shows how his school years incubated his mature work. A checklist of his high school writing is included, along with profiles of his high school companions, and a list of his published work set in Pennsylvania.