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Like New: A book that looks new but has been read. Cover has no visible wear, and the dust jacket ...
ISBN
9781524744793
Book Title
World According to Garp : a Novel
Item Length
9.5in
Publisher
Penguin Publishing Group
Publication Year
2018
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Item Height
1.7in
Author
John Irving
Genre
Fiction
Topic
Sagas, Family Life, Literary, Coming of Age, Humorous / General
Item Width
6.5in
Item Weight
28 Oz
Number of Pages
544 Pages

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The bestselling coming-of-age classic novel by John Irving--now in a limited 40th anniversary edition with a new introduction by the author. "He is more than popular. He is a Populist, determined to keep alive the Dickensian tradition that revels in colorful set pieces...and teaches moral lessons."-- The New York Times The opening sentence of John Irving's breakout novel, The World According to Garp , signals the start of sexual violence, which becomes increasingly political. "Garp's mother, Jenny Fields, was arrested in Boston in 1942 for wounding a man in a movie theater." Jenny is an unmarried nurse; she becomes a single mom and a feminist leader, beloved but polarizing. Her son, Garp, is less beloved, but no less polarizing. From the tragicomic tone of its first sentence to its mordantly funny last line--"we are all terminal cases"-- The World According to Garp maintains a breakneck pace. The subject of sexual hatred--of intolerance of sexual minorities and differences--runs the gamut of "lunacy and sorrow." Winner of the National Book Award, Garp is a comedy with forebodings of doom. In more than thirty languages, in more than forty countries--with more than ten million copies in print-- Garp is the precursor of John Irving's later protest novels.

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Publisher
Penguin Publishing Group
ISBN-10
1524744794
ISBN-13
9781524744793
eBay Product ID (ePID)
7038378888

Product Key Features

Book Title
World According to Garp : a Novel
Author
John Irving
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
Sagas, Family Life, Literary, Coming of Age, Humorous / General
Publication Year
2018
Genre
Fiction
Number of Pages
544 Pages

Dimensions

Item Length
9.5in
Item Height
1.7in
Item Width
6.5in
Item Weight
28 Oz

Additional Product Features

Lc Classification Number
Ps3559.R8w67 2018
Edition Number
40
Reviews
Praise for John Irving and The World According to Garp "John Irving, it is abundantly clear, is a true artist." -- Los Angeles Times "A brilliant panoply of current attitudes toward sex, marriage and parenthood, the feminist movement and--above all--the concept of delineated sexual roles . . . Irving's characters will stay alive for years to come." -- Chicago Tribune "A social tragi-comedy of such velocity that it reads rather like a domestic sequel to Catch-22 ." -- The Observer (London) "A large talent announces itself on practically every page." --The Book of the Month Club News, Praise for John Irving and The World According to Garp "John Irving, it is abundantly clear, is a true artist."-- Los Angeles Times "A brilliant panoply of current attitudes toward sex, marriage and parenthood, the feminist movement and--above all--the concept of delineated sexual roles...Irving's characters will stay alive for years to come."-- Chicago Tribune "A social tragi-comedy of such velocity that it reads rather like a domestic sequel to Catch-22 ."-- The Observer (London) "A large talent announces itself on practically every page."--The Book-of-the-Month Club News
Lccn
2020-450481
Intended Audience
Trade

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