Updike's Bech: a book, and the heaven of fiction

This paper examines Bech's trajectory as a fictional character and as an artificer of words. Bech, the word master, is "reduced" throughout the novel in the several oeuvres which try to capture his essence until finally he enters the "heaven of fiction," the ultimate reducti...

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Main Author: Manzanas Calvo, Ana María
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidad de Alicante 1993-11-01
Series:Revista Alicantina de Estudios Ingleses
Online Access:https://raei.ua.es/article/view/1993-n6-updikes-bech-a-book-and-the-heaven-of-fiction