# Basic Bech

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- Book: [Basic Bech](https://www.bookquiver.com/john-updike/basic-bech) ([Basic Bech.md](https://www.bookquiver.com/john-updike/basic-bech.md))
- Authors: [John Updike](https://www.bookquiver.com/john-updike)
- Publisher: Penguin
- ISBN: 978-01-4029-018-9
- Pages: 304
- Published: 1999-12-02
- Language: en_GB
- Binding: Softcover

## Description

Henry Bech, the celebrated author of Travel Light , has been scrutinized, canonized and vilified by reviewers, academics, critics and readers across the world. Suffering from temporary impotence and not-so-temporary writer's block, Bech finds renewed fame when he returns to his native America and Think Big , his all-time blockbuster, hits the shops . . . In these classic novels by John Updike, we return to a character as compelling and timeless as Rabbit Angstrom: the inimitable Henry Bech. Famous for his writer's block, Bech is a Jew adrift in a world of Gentiles. As he roams from one adventure to the next, he views life with a blend of wonder and cynicism that will make you laugh with delight and wince in recognition.