Abstract
John Updike's Rabbit tetralogy in the field of literature and Alan Ayck-bourn's Norman Conquests trilogy in the field of drama represent two of the most likely-to-endure artistic works of our time. The one writer is American, the other British; the one is a confessing Christian, the other not. Their respective protagonists, however, illumine the mysteries of life, love, and death in ways that not only complement each other but manifest profound theological insight into the human condition.
John Updike may be America's finest novelist and his newest novel is … likely to be scrutinized a generation or two or three from now as runic clues to the times we live in.
William McPherson
If, in a hundred years, anyone wants to know what it was like to live in the second half of the 20th century, I am quite sure they will turn to the plays of Alan Ayckbourn before they look at historians or sociologists.
Peter Hall
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