The centaur.

Author/creator Updike, John
Other author Wright, Stuart, 1948- former owner.
Other author Updike, John former owner.
Other author Rouben Mamoulian Collection (Library of Congress)
Format Book
Edition[1st ed.].
Publication InfoNew York : Knopf, 1963.
Description302 pages ; 22 cm.
Subjects
Chiron (Greek mythology)--Fiction.
Centaurs--Fiction.
High school teachers--Fiction.
Fathers and sons--Fiction.
Pennsylvania--Fiction.

SeriesA Borzoi book
Abstract This story retells the Greek myth of the centaur, Chiron, who sacrifices his immortality for Prometheus. In the retelling, Olympus becomes Olinger High School; Chiron teaches general science; and, Prometheus is his 15-year-old son. Set in 1947 Pennsylvania.
Local noteInscribed on front fly-leaf "to Stuart [Wright] from John [Updike]" and autographed on t.p. "John Updike." Includes dust jacket. Stuart Wright Book Collection #158.6. See also related manuscript material in the Stuart Wright Collection, #1169, John Updike Papers, in Joyner Library Special Collections.
Local noteLittle-117496 - $5.68
References De Bellis, J. John Updike, A8a
Acquisitions source Joyner Wright Coll. copy Purchased from Stuart Wright, 2012
Awards noteNational Book Award for Fiction, 1964.
Issued in other formOnline version: Updike, John. Centaur. [1st ed.] New York, Knopf, 1963
Issued in other formOnline version: Updike, John. Centaur. [1st ed.] New York, Knopf, 1963
LCCN 63007873
ISBN9780449912164
ISBN0449912167

Availability

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Joyner Stuart Wright Collection PS3571.P4 C4 1963 ✔ Available Request Material