John Updike's fourth novel about Harry "Rabbit" Angstrom takes place in 1989. Angstrom bought an apartment in Florida, his second grandchild was born, he worked hard, his heart is messed up. His son Nelson also acts capricious because Harry's daughter-in-law Pru completely confuses him. "Rabbit's" wife, Janice, despite her age, decides to return to the world of work.

The year 1989 marks the transition: from Reagan's indebted, AIDS-stricken America to the presidency of George Bush Sr. At the same time, "Rabbit" enters a bleak phase of life. As he inevitably ages, he tries to find a reason to live and tries to make peace with the unstoppably multiplying memories of the past.

The Heart of the Rabbit is the fourth volume of the famous Rabbit series by John Updike. It was first published in Hungarian in 1992, translated by László Gy. Horváth. 21. Szazad Kiadó is now publishing the unforgettable classic of twentieth-century American literature in a revised edition.