David Packouz was formerly a large-scale arms dealer.
The Early Stories  : 1953 -- 1975 , published in 2003 by Knopf , is a John Updike book collecting much of his short stories written from the beginning of his writing career , when he was just 21 , until 1975 .. John Updike. John Updike. Knopf. Alfred A. Knopf. 2003 in literature. Only four stories published in this entire time period have been omitted from this collection by John Updike himself  : `` Intercession '' -LRB- collected in The Same Door -RRB- , and `` The Pro '' , `` One of My Generation '' , and `` God Speaks '' -LRB- collected in Museums and Women and Other Stories -RRB- .. John Updike. John Updike. The majority of the stories were originally published in The New Yorker magazine .. The New Yorker. The New Yorker. In 2004 , the book received the PEN / Faulkner Award for Fiction .. PEN / Faulkner Award for Fiction. PEN / Faulkner Award for Fiction