Very sad to read of John Updike’s death yesterday. Updike was a brilliant writer – many would argue the outstanding Amercian novelist of the 20th Century, I had the pleasure of meeting him on a couple of occasions through good friends of his in the US. There are tributes in many of the newspapers today – more to follow over the next daysand weeks as literary critics will analyse and comment on his works. Thank you John for your wiriting and your kind messages. I know that your friends will greatly miss you – and the privilege of enjoying your company.
In today’s Irish Times: Eileen Battersby writes of ‘Author of opulent prose John Updike dies at 76′
