The first two books had covered Harry’s 20s and 30s. Throughout the series, Harry serves as an allegory of sorts for working-to-middle-class small-town America, his life and emotions reflecting the anxieties of his time. Each book in the series takes place during a certain decade of American history, with Rabbit Is Rich corresponding to the late 1970’s. The series is considered an American classic, with Julian Barnes calling it the “greatest postwar American novel” in a Guardian piece. The series deals with the life of former high-school basketball player Harry “Rabbit” Angstrom, from his early twenties to his death. It comes after Rabbit, Run and Rabbit Redux, and precedes the final, Rabbit At Rest. Rabbit Is Rich is a 1981 novel by John Updike, the third installment of the celebrated “ Rabbit” series of books.
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