厄普代克是个值得注意的美国诗人兼作家,因为他的才能是多方面的,既写长篇小说、又写短篇小说,更写文学批评,坐飞机旅行则写他的诗。前二者常常是美国的畅销书,后者则在《纽约人》写的书刊评介常常是权威性的,至于诗比较少,但也自成一家。厄普代克在小说方面引人注目之处,即他常施新招作翻案文章,最近出版的长篇三部曲之二《S》及短篇集《信任我》,即属此例。他常常在两个长篇出版的空档中夹上一本短篇 Updike is a noteworthy American poet and writer because his talents are multifaceted. He not only writes novels but also short stories, writes more literary criticisms, and travels by air while writing his poem. The first two are often the bestsellers in the United States, while the latter are often authoritative in The New Yorker’s books and journals, while the poem is less, but also self-contained. Updike’s notable feature in the novel is that he often uses new tactics to reverse the verdict, the recently published “Trilogy” of the long trilogy and the short story “Trust me”. He often clips a short piece of paper between two long-time publishing slots