约翰·厄普代克(1932—2009),是美国当代文学大师,著名的小说家、散文家、剧作家、评论家和诗人。他一生创作出版了体裁多样的大量文学作品,两度获得普利策奖,十余次获得美国国家图书奖、美国国家书评协会奖、欧.亨利奖等众多文学奖项,被誉为美国历史上最优秀的小说家之一。厄普代克的文学创作主题多为基督徒、美国人、中产阶级和小城镇,因此他也被誉为美国基督徒、中产阶级和小市民的灵魂画师。 John Updike (1932-2009) is a master of American contemporary literature, a famous novelist, essayist, dramatist, critic and poet. He has authored and published many literary works of various genres in his life, won the Pulitzer Prize twice, received more than ten times the National Book Award, the National Book Critics Association Award, the European Henry Prize and many other literary awards. One of the best novelists. Updike’s literary creations are mostly Christian, American, middle-class and small town, so he is also known as the soul painter of American Christians, middle class and small citizen.