‘Nothing is real but sex and death’ — the private world of John Updike
- Posted on October 30, 2025
- By The Times
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                                                                            ‘Nothing is real but sex and death’ — the private world of John Updike

The great American novelist’s 25,000 letters and postcards show what an autobiographical writer he was — right down to the frantic partner-swapping
 
                         
                     
                                                                                                        