John Updikes first collection of new short fiction since the year 2000, My Fathers Tears finds the author in a valedictory mood as he mingles narratives of his native Pennsylvania with stories of New England suburbia and of foreign travel. Morocco Disc 1, Track 1 Personal Archaeology Disc 1, Track 31 Free Disc 1, Track 55 The Walk with Elizanne Disc 1, Track 80 The Guardians Disc 2, Track 28 The Laughter of the Gods Disc 2, Track 52 Varieties of Religious Experience Disc 2, Track 90 Spanish Prelude to a Second Marriage Disc 3, Track 72 Delicate Wives Disc 4, Track 9 The Accelerating Expansion of the Universe Disc 4, Track 32 German Lessons Disc 4, Track 72 The Road Home Disc 5, Track 15 My Fathers Tears Disc 5, Track 67 Kinderszenen Disc 6, Track 19 The Apparition Disc 6, Track 62 Blue Light Disc 6, Track 96 Outage Disc 7, Track 48 The Full Glass Disc 8, Track 19 In sum, American experience from the Depression to the aftermath of 911 finds reflection in these glittering pieces of observation, remembrance, and imagination.
