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9. Sin

Episode 9 of 10

Harry learns terrible news of his daughter - he becomes convinced that these are the wages of his sin. Read by Toby Jones.

Harry learns terrible news of his daughter, Rebecca.

He becomes convinced, for the moment, that these are the wages of his sin.

The post-war novel that summed up middle-class white America and established John Updike as the major American author of his generation.

Rabbit, Run is the first in a virtuoso Pulitzer Prize-wining quintet featuring hapless Harry Angstrom.

We meet him as a 26-year-old former high school basketball star and suburban paragon in the midst of a personal crisis.

Abridged by Eileen Horne

Read by Toby Jones.

Producer: Clive Brill

A Brill production for Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4, first broadcast in April 2017.

14 minutes

Last on

Thu 18 Jan 2024 21:30

Credits

Role Contributor
Reader Toby Jones
Author John Updike
Abridger Eileen Horne
Producer Clive Brill

Broadcasts

  • Thu 27 Apr 2017 22:45
  • Sat 11 Jan 2020 21:45
  • Thu 18 Jan 2024 21:30