The World According to Garp

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Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 2009 - Fiction - 516 pages
'The World According to Garp' is the comic and compassionate coming-of-age novel that established John Irving as one of the most imaginative writers of his generation.

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About the author (2009)

John Irving was born in New Hampshire. He studied at universities in America and Europe and published his first novel at the age of twenty-six. Several of his novels have been made into films, and in 2000 he was awarded an Oscar for the screenplay for THE CIDER HOUSE RULES. In 2001, he was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Letters. He lives in Vermont and Toronto.

Bibliographic information

TitleThe World According to Garp
AuthorJohn Irving
Editionreprint
PublisherWeidenfeld & Nicolson, 2009
ISBN0297858874, 9780297858874
Length516 pages
Subjects ›  › 

Fiction / Coming of Age
Fiction / Family Life / General
Fiction / General
Fiction / Humorous / General
Fiction / Literary
  
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