Rabbit Remembered is a 2001 novella by John Updike and postscript to his "Rabbit" tetralogy. It first appeared in his collection of short fiction titled Licks of Love. Portions of the novella first appeared in The New Yorker in two parts under the title "Nelson and Annabelle".
Set ten years after the death of Harry "Rabbit" Angstrom, Rabbit Remembered returns readers to the small Pennsylvania town where Harry's widow, Janice, and his son, Nelson, still reside. They are faced with a surprise when Annabelle, Harry's 39-year-old illegitimate daughter, arrives on the scene, bringing with her ghosts from the past.
The novella explores the themes of family, loss, and redemption. It is a moving and insightful portrait of a man and his family, and a fitting conclusion to one of the most important American literary series of the 20th century.
Rabbit Remembered is a powerful and moving novel that explores the human condition in all its complexity. It is a fitting conclusion to one of the most important American literary series of the 20th century.
