S.; John Updike

Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf New York 1988 Edition:First Edition Year: 1988 Description: F, 279 pp.; Alfred A. Knopf First Edition 1988 (stated); In a moment of sudden inspiration Sarah Worth - S. - has walked out on her husband to join the Ashram Arhat in Arizona. Famous for his transcendent wisdom and divine immobility, the Arhat has transferred his ashram from India to Arizona. S. becomes a devotee seeking enlightenment through loosing her ego and yet as she moves toward a new existence she writes letters back home to everyone in her life. Again the New England Hester Prynee surfaces in S. through Updike's fascination with Puritism and sexuality with a modern twist.; NF dj; John Updike b.1932 - d. 2009 Author: John Updike