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“Pigeon Feathers” is a work of short fiction by John Updike which first appeared in The New Yorker on April 27, 1956. The story was collected in Pigeon Feathers and Other Stories (1962) by Alfred A. Knopf. [1] “Pigeon Feathers” was listed among the recipients of the O. Henry Award in 1962. [2]
“‘Pigeon Feathers’ demonstrates a masterful command of language and technique. In only his second collection, Updike is sufficiently comfortable with the short story form to experiment with a variety of narrative strategies, especially variations on first-person narration such as the epistolary story, the lyrical meditation, and the [literary] montage...the lyrical meditation is ...
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Olinger Stories: A Selection is a collection of 11 works of short fiction by John Updike published by Vintage Books in 1964. [1]The short stories, set in the fictional town of Olinger, Pennsylvania are in large part autobiographical, about a boy growing up in a small town in Pennsylvania, and his experiences as he reaches adolescence and manhood.
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The Early Stories: 1953–1975, published in 2003 by Knopf, is a John Updike book collecting much of his short stories written from the beginning of his writing career, when he was just 21, until 1975.
One type of “pigeon” you are probably familiar with is the broad-tailed all-white dove often released to mark ceremonies or as a symbol of peace. That’s right, folks, doves are also pigeons.
The story was collected in Pigeon Feathers in 1961, published by Alfred A. Knopf. The work is frequently included in anthologies. The work is frequently included in anthologies. [ 1 ] [ 2 ]