The Poorhouse Fair
| Title | The Poorhouse Fair |
| Year for Search | 1959 |
| Authors | Updike, John [Hoyer](1932-2009) |
| Date Published | 1959 |
| Publisher | Alfred A. Knopf |
| Place Published | New York |
| Keywords | Male author, US author |
| Annotation | The background of the novel is a future United States that is slowly degenerating and becoming stagnant. The novel takes place on the day the poorhouse holds its annual fair and the people in the house revolt against the director of the home. |
| Additional Publishers | © 1958 and published January 12, 1959. Rpt. New York: Fawcett, [1964]. |
| Holding Institutions | MoU-St |
| Author Note | (1932-2009) |
| Full Text | 1959 Updike, John [Hoyer] (1932-2009). The Poorhouse Fair. New York: Alfred A. Knopf. © 1958 and published January 12, 1959. Rpt. New York: Fawcett, [1964]. MoU-St The background of the novel is a future United States that is slowly degenerating and becoming stagnant. The novel takes place on the day the poorhouse holds its annual fair and the people in the house revolt against the director of the home. |
