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The Centaur by John Updike · Booklabria

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The Centaur

FantasyFathers and sons

The Centaur

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First published: 1962
Editions: 86 in 21 languages

Synopsis

In a small Pennsylvania town in the late 1940s, schoolteacher George Caldwell yearns to find some meaning in his life. Alone with his teenage son for three days in a blizzard, Caldwell sees his son grow and change as he himself begins to lost touch with his life. Interwoven with the myth of Chiron, the noblest centaur, and his own relationship to Prometheus, The Centaur is one of John Updike's most brilliant and unusual novels.

Subjects: Fantasy
Fathers and sons
Teachers
Teacher-student relationships
Pennsylvania
Blizzards
Set in: Pennsylvania
Characters: John Updike

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86 in 21 languages

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English35 Spanish5 German4 Hungarian3 All 21 languages

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