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John Winslow Irving (born John Wallace Blunt Jr.; March 2, 1942) [1] is an American-Canadian novelist, short story writer, and screenwriter. Irving achieved critical and popular acclaim after the international success of The World According to Garp in 1978.
One of the world’s greatest authors returns with his first novel in seven years—a ghost story and a love story, spanning eight decades of sexual politics. John Irving was born in Exeter, New Hampshire, in 1942. His first novel, Setting Free the Bears, was published in 1968, when he was twenty-six.
John Irving (born March 2, 1942, Exeter, New Hampshire, U.S.) is an American novelist and short-story writer who established his reputation with the novel The World According to Garp (1978; film 1982).
26 books based on 339 votes: A Prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving, The World According to Garp by John Irving, The Cider House Rules by John Irving, A ...
Oct 15, 2022 · John Irving has written huge bestsellers, beginning with "The World According To Garp." And now at the age of 80, he's written his longest novel, putting pen to paper like a Dickensian...
About the Author. John Irving has written fifteen novels over the course of his prolific career, the majority of which have been international bestsellers. His most recent novel is The Last Chairlift.
An international writer—his novels have been translated into more than thirty-five languages—John Irving lives in Toronto. His all-time best-selli JOHN IRVING was born in Exeter, New Hampshire, in 1942.
John Irving has 148 books on Goodreads with 1901269 ratings. John Irving’s most popular book is A Prayer for Owen Meany.
An Introduction to John Irving – John Irving. Terrence Des Pres, 1980. Superior fiction asks three things of the novelist: Vigorous feeling for life as we live it. Then imaginative force, strong enough to subvert and rebuild unhindered.
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Jun 8, 2018 · One of a few modern best-selling writers who also has literary stature, John Irving (born 1942) rose to prominence in 1979 with his fourth novel, The World According to Garp. His novels have combined 19th century traditions with modern-day melodrama, sex, and random violence.