约翰·厄普代克(1932-2009)是第二次世界大战后美国最重要和最具影响力的作家之一。其作品大都取材于中产阶级家庭,文风细腻而又不失嘲讽。他拥有自己独特的写作风格及写作题材,因此,在美国当代小说家中,也是独树一帜。由于其出色的写作实力,厄普代克曾获得两次普利策奖、两个欧亨利奖、两次国家图书奖、一次全国书评家协会奖。“兔子四部曲”是厄普代克最具代表性的作品之一,这部系列作品描写了美国中产阶级在美国时代大背景下的日常生活,它是一部全 John Updike (1932-2009) was one of the most important and influential American writers after the Second World War. Most of his works are drawn from middle-class families, with delicate style and ridicule. He has his own unique style of writing and writing, so he is also unique among contemporary American novelists. Updike has won two Pulitzer Prizes, two OJL Awards, two National Book Awards, and one National Book Critics Association Award for his outstanding writing skills. “Rabbit four ” is one of the most representative works of Updike, this series of works describes the daily life of the U.S. middle class in the context of the United States, it is a