What a lousy week this has been for book lovers.
Thursday, January 29, 2009
RIP, John Updike, Baseball Fan
John Updike, a colossus in American letters by any measure, died Tuesday. He was 76. Updike was a baseball fan. And he contributed what is almost certainly the greatest single essay about the sport, an impressive accomplishment given the deep interconnections between baseball and writers. "Hub Fans Bid Kid Adieu" is a paean to Ted Williams, Fenway Park, and the game itself.
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John Updike's passing is sad, but he left a ton of awesome work. "Immortality is nontransferrable" he said appropriately.
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