Pulitzer prize recipient and prolific author John Updike passed away today at the age of 76. Updike died from lung cancer.

He is famous for the Rabbit series, a quartet of novels written over a 30-year period which centers around the title character Harry “Rabbit” Angstrom. Other works include The Witches of Eastwick, Couples, and Terrorist. He received multiple book awards, including the National Book Award, two Pulitzer Prizes, and the PEN/Faulkner award.