*Museums and Women* gathers twenty-nine short stories from the 1960s and early 1970s. It is John Updike's most various collection, a book as full of departures and surprises as the historical period that produced them. Some stories, such as the title piece, have the tone and personality of essays. O
Museums and Women: And Other Stories
โ Scribed by Updike, John
- Book ID
- 109301739
- Tongue
- en-ca
- Weight
- 314 KB
- Category
- Fiction
- ISBN-13
- 9780679645733
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