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      Bech: a Book

      by John Updike
      Published
      May 1970
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      General Fiction General Fiction
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      The Jewish American novelist Henry Bech—procrastinating, libidinous, and tart-tongued, his reputation growing while his powers decline—made his first appearance in 1965, in John Updike's "The Bulgarian Poetess." That story won the O. Henry First Prize, and it and the six Bech adventures that followed make up this collection. "Bech is the writer in me," Updike once said, "creaking but lusty, battered but undiscourageable, fed on the blood of ink and the bread of white paper." As he trots the globe, promotes himself, and lurches from one woman's bed to another's, Bech views life with a blend of wonder and cynicism that will make followers of the lit-biz smile with delight and wince in recognition.

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      Jul 1980 Vintage ISBN13 9780394745091 ISBN10 0394745094
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      Aug 1998 Ballantine ISBN13 9780449004524 ISBN10 044900452X
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      First Edition May 1970 Knopf ISBN13 9780394416380 ISBN10 0394416384
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      Jan 1970 Deutsch ISBN13 9780233962702 ISBN10 0233962700
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      Jun 2012 Random House ISBN13 9780679645825 ISBN10 0679645829
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      Oct 1990 National Association for Visually Handicapped ISBN13 9780318656342 ISBN10 0318656345
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