by John Updike · Gatopardo Ediciones · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788417109752
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In 'Marry Me', John Updike immerses us in the seemingly tranquil life of Greenwood, Connecticut, at the dawn of the sexual revolution of 1962. Through luminous and biting prose, the novel explores the adulterous relationships of Jerry Conant and Sally Mathias, who fantasize about marriage, unaware that their respective spouses, Ruth and Richard, are also involved in an affair. The story delves into the conscience of characters trapped between order and chaos, guilt and redemption, offering a deep look at the complexities of love and desire in a society in transformation.
John Hoyer Updike was an American novelist, poet, short-story writer, art critic, and literary critic. One of only four writers to win the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction more than once, Updike published more than twenty novels, more than a dozen short-story collections, as well as poetry, art and literary criticism and children's books during his career.
