Writing criticism is to writing fiction and poetry as hugging the shore is to sailing in the open sea.

John Updike

Hugging the Shore

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Critics

Author

John Updike

Source

Hugging the Shore

Language

English

Time

1983 1980s 20th century

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Novelist Writer

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United States

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Citation

Updike, John. Hugging the Shore. Alfred A. Knopf, 1983, foreword.

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