John Updike (1932-2009) was one of only three writers to win the Pulitzer Prize more than once (for Rabbit is Rich and Rabbit at Rest). He was a prolific writer who published more than twenty novels, over a dozen poetry collections, and essays, art and literary criticism, and children's books. His best known works include the Henry "Rabbit" Angstrom novels, the Henry Bech stories, and The Witches of Eastwick.