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"The Centaur" is a modern retelling of the Chiron legend, set in Olinger High School, where science teacher George Caldwell embodies Chiron, and his son Peter represents Prometheus. John Updike intertwines personal memories with Greek mythology, exploring the complex relationship between a father and his articulate son over three winter days in 1947.
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The Centaur, John Updike
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- Released
- 1996
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- Title
- The Centaur
- Language
- English
- Authors
- John Updike
- Publisher
- Random House Publishing Group
- Released
- 1996
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 320
- ISBN10
- 0449912167
- ISBN13
- 9780449912164
- Series
- First published
- 1963
- Original title
- The Centaur
- Rating
- 4 out of 5
- Description
- "The Centaur" is a modern retelling of the Chiron legend, set in Olinger High School, where science teacher George Caldwell embodies Chiron, and his son Peter represents Prometheus. John Updike intertwines personal memories with Greek mythology, exploring the complex relationship between a father and his articulate son over three winter days in 1947.