John Updike , author of ` ` , '' books and ` ` The Legend of Eastwick , '' dies . Updike , 65 , had been suffering from lung cancer . `` Even though his literary career transcended any magazine -- he was obviously among the very best writers in the world -- he still loved writing for this weekly magazine , loved being part of an enterprise that he joined when he was so young . Pulitzer Prize winner was titan of American letters .
John Updike , author of ` ` , '' books and ` ` The Legend of Eastwick , '' dies . Updike , 65 , had been suffering from lung cancer . Pulitzer Prize winner was titan of American letters .