Olinger Stories

In an interview, Updike once said, "If I had to give anybody one book of me, it would be the Olinger Stories." They follow the life of one character from the age of ten through manhood, in the small Pennsylvania town of Olinger (pronounced, according to Updike, with a long O and a hard G), which was loosely based on Updike's own hometown.

Intr-un interviu, Updike a spus odata: ,,Daca ar fi sa dau cuiva o carte din mine, ar fi Povestile Olinger". Ei urmaresc viata unui personaj de la varsta de zece ani pana la barbatie, in micul oras din Pennsylvania Olinger (pronuntat, potrivit lui Updike, cu un O lung si un G dur), care s-a bazat vag pe propriul oras natal al lui Updike.