Rabbit, Run
American novelist, 1932–2009. Won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1982 and 1991 and the National Book Award for Fiction in 1964 and 1982.
Rabbit, Run is a 1960 novel by John Updike. It was shortlisted for the National Book Award for Fiction in 1961.
On 2 of the 17 lists it was eligible for.
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At a glance
- Author
- John Updike
- First published
- 1960
- Awards
- National Book Award for Fiction shortlist, 1961
- Genre
- Literary fiction, Psychological, Religion and faith, Class and society
- Series
- Book 1 of Rabbit Angstrom
Is Rabbit, Run worth reading?
2 of the 17 best-of lists it could have made include it: All-Time 100 Novels and the National Book Award for Fiction.
| List | Place | Original |
|---|---|---|
| All-Time 100 Novels (Time, 2005) | Listed | See the list |
| National Book Award for Fiction (winners and finalists) (National Book Foundation, 1961) | Shortlist | See the list |
Best edition of Rabbit, Run
The edition we link to is the Ballantine Books paperback (2003).
- Publisher
- Ballantine Books (paperback, 2003)
- ISBN
- 9780345464569
How critics, prizes and readers rate Rabbit, Run
Prize juries rate it most highly: it earned 33% of the points available on prize lists, against 10% on critics' lists and 0% on readers' and booksellers' lists.
Share of the available points it earned on each kind of list it was eligible for. How the scores work
Books like Rabbit, Run
If you liked Rabbit, Run, try Rabbit Is Rich or Rabbit Redux.
