The World According To Garp
The World According To Garp
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Garp, the bastard son of Jenny Fields - a feminist leader ahead of her times. theirs is a world of sexual extremes - even of sexual assassinations. It provides almost cheerful, even hilarious evidence of its famous last line: "In the world according to Garp, we are all terminal cases."
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The World According To Garp by John Irving
This is the life and times of T. S. Garp, the bastard son of Jenny Fields - a feminist leader ahead of her times. It is also the life and death of a famous mother and her almost-famous son; theirs is a world of sexual extremes - even of sexual assassinations. It is a novel rich with 'lunacy and sorrow'; yet the dark, violent events of the story do not undermine a comedy both ribald and robust. It provides almost cheerful, even hilarious evidence of its famous last line: "In the world according to Garp, we are all terminal cases."
"Absolutely extraordinary..a roller-coaster ride that leaves one breathless, exhausted, elated and tearful" * Los Angeles Times *
"A wonderful novel, full of energy and art, at once funny and heartbreaking. You know it is true. It is also terrific" * The Washington Post *
"Like all great works of art, Irving's novel seems always to have been there, a diamond sleeping in the dark, chipped out at last for our enrichment and delight...As approachable as it is brilliant, Garp pulses with vital energy" * Cosmopolitan *
"Like all extraordinary books, The World According to Garp defies synopsis" * Chicago Sun Times *
"A wonderful novel, full of energy and art, at once funny and heartbreaking. You know it is true. It is also terrific" * The Washington Post *
"Like all great works of art, Irving's novel seems always to have been there, a diamond sleeping in the dark, chipped out at last for our enrichment and delight...As approachable as it is brilliant, Garp pulses with vital energy" * Cosmopolitan *
"Like all extraordinary books, The World According to Garp defies synopsis" * Chicago Sun Times *
John Irving published his first novel, Setting Free the Bears, in 1968. He has been nominated for a National Book Award three times - winning once, in 1980, for the novel The World According to Garp. He also received an O. Henry Award in 1981 for the short story 'Interior Space'. In 1992, he was inducted into the National Wrestling Hall of Fame in Stillwater, Oklahoma. In 2000, he won the Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay for The Cider House Rules - a film with seven Academy Award nominations. In 2001, he was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Letters. His most recent novel is Last Night in Twisted River.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780552992053 |
| ISBN 10 | 0552992054 |
| Title | The World According To Garp |
| Author | John Irving |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Transworld Publishers Ltd |
| Year published | 1979-10-26 |
| Number of pages | 608 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |