Which 1982 Pulitzer-winning novel was written by John Updike?

Rabbit Is Rich was the 1982 Pulitzer Prize-winning novel written by John Updike.

Published in 1981, it is the third novel in Updike’s series about Harry “Rabbit” Angstrom. Harry is now middle-aged and prosperous, helping run a Toyota dealership in Brewer, Pennsylvania, while facing changes in his marriage, family, business, and American society.

The title reflects Harry’s improved financial position compared with the earlier novels Rabbit, Run and Rabbit Redux. His material success does not eliminate his anxieties; instead, the novel examines aging, consumer culture, family inheritance, and the fear of decline.

The series is sometimes reduced to its nickname, the Rabbit novels, but Rabbit Is Rich is the specific book that received the 1982 Pulitzer. Updike later completed the sequence with Rabbit at Rest, which won the 1991 Pulitzer Prize.