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The Coup
The Coup
Author: John Updike
John Updike is one of America's most versatile men of letters. His characterization of Rabbit Angstrom in RABBIT RUN, RABBIT REDUX and RABBIT IS RICH has made the author richer than Rabbit. But in THE COUP, Updike dissects a modern African state called Kush. Narrated tongue-in-cheek by Kush's exiled president, Colonel Felix Ellellou, Updike pro...  more »
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ISBN-13: 9780394502687
ISBN-10: 039450268X
Publication Date: 11/12/1978
Pages: 320
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Publisher: Knopf
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback, Audio Cassette
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The absolute worst book I've ever read in its entirety. The only reason I read it, and finished it, was because it was written by Updike. Some people get so famous that nobody has the guts to tell them when they've done something terrible.
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