Odd jobs essays and criticism by john updike 414 rating details 80 ratings 6 reviews john updikes fourth collection of nonfiction is his biggest and richest yet the years have brought to him an increasing number of odd jobs to which he has wittily responded here he contemplates our national monuments the female body the . This item odd jobs essays and criticism by john updike hardcover 3903 only 1 left in stock order soon ships from and sold by central media shop more matter essays and criticism by john updike hardcover 2932 only 1 left in stock order soon sold by satorusally and ships from amazon fulfillment. Odd jobs essays and criticism user review not available book verdict this is updikes fourth collection of nonfiction or odd literary jobs as he calls them the prefaces and puffs the few paragraphs on beauty or baseball that a persevering writer aging into . Odd jobs essays and criticism author updike john title odd jobs essays and criticism publication new york alfred a knopf 1991 description first editionhardcover massive collection of some of the nonfiction work from the prolific author of the rabbit angstrom series and numerous other books