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John Updike Reading "Lifeguard" from Pigeon Feathers and Other Stories

by John Updike
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This well-known short story appears in Pigeon Feathers and Other Stories, one of John Updike's earliest books and is narrated by a divinity student at his summer job. From the heights of his wooden throne, the fastidious and aloof young narrator delivers a silent sermon addressed to the beachgoers—"the middle-aged, burdened with children and aluminum chairs." Though full of himself and his mission, he appeals to us by virtue of his earnestness and promise, and the call for which he waits. Updike reads with a tender, ironic understanding of his haughty hero.

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Series: Great American Authors Read from Their Works Publisher: Blackstone Publishing Edition: Unabridged

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  • ISBN: 9781483019437
  • File size: 8211 KB
  • Release date: April 15, 2014
  • Duration: 00:17:06

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  • ISBN: 9781483019437
  • File size: 8214 KB
  • Release date: April 15, 2014
  • Duration: 00:17:06
  • Number of parts: 1

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This well-known short story appears in Pigeon Feathers and Other Stories, one of John Updike's earliest books and is narrated by a divinity student at his summer job. From the heights of his wooden throne, the fastidious and aloof young narrator delivers a silent sermon addressed to the beachgoers—"the middle-aged, burdened with children and aluminum chairs." Though full of himself and his mission, he appeals to us by virtue of his earnestness and promise, and the call for which he waits. Updike reads with a tender, ironic understanding of his haughty hero.

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Fiction Literature
  • Details

    Publisher:
    Blackstone Publishing
    Edition:
    Unabridged

    OverDrive Listen audiobook
    ISBN: 9781483019437
    File size: 8211 KB
    Release date: April 15, 2014
    Duration: 00:17:06

    MP3 audiobook
    ISBN: 9781483019437
    File size: 8214 KB
    Release date: April 15, 2014
    Duration: 00:17:06
    Number of parts: 1

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  • Formats
    OverDrive Listen audiobook
    MP3 audiobook
  • Languages
    English