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It's a strange failure of the literary world that Updike never quite received his due. Despite winning two Pulitzers and two National Book Awards and countless other awards and honours, he was denied the Nobel.

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It's a strange failure of the literary world that Updike never quite received his due. Despite winning two Pulitzers and two National Book Awards and countless other awards and honours, he was denied the Nobel.

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About Justin Cartwright

Justin James Cartwright (20 May 1943 – 3 December 2018) was a British novelist, originally from South Africa.