The World According to Garp
by
John Irving
Book Details
Format
Paperback / Softback
ISBN-10
0593186877
ISBN-13
9780593186879
Publisher
Penguin Group USA
Imprint
E P Dutton
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Aug 31st, 2021
Print length
526 Pages
Weight
436 grams
Dimensions
20.70 x 16.20 x 3.80 cms
Product Classification:
Sagas
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Winner of the National Book Award
?Nothing in contemporary fiction matches it.? The New Republic
?Wonderful . . . full of energy and art, at once funny and horrifying and heartbreaking.? Washington Post
Powerful and political, with unforgettable characters and timeless themes, The World According to Garp is John Irving's breakout novel. The precursor of Irving's later protest novels, it is the story of Jenny, an unmarried nurse who becomes a single mom and a feminist leader, beloved but polarizing and of her son, Garp, 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 and violence of intolerance of sexual minorities, and sexual differences runs through the book, as relevant now as ever. Available in more than forty countries with more than ten million copies in print Garp is a comedy with forebodings of doom.
?Nothing in contemporary fiction matches it.? The New Republic
?Wonderful . . . full of energy and art, at once funny and horrifying and heartbreaking.? Washington Post
Powerful and political, with unforgettable characters and timeless themes, The World According to Garp is John Irving's breakout novel. The precursor of Irving's later protest novels, it is the story of Jenny, an unmarried nurse who becomes a single mom and a feminist leader, beloved but polarizing and of her son, Garp, 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 and violence of intolerance of sexual minorities, and sexual differences runs through the book, as relevant now as ever. Available in more than forty countries with more than ten million copies in print Garp is a comedy with forebodings of doom.
Winner of the National Book Award
Nothing in contemporary fiction matches it. The New Republic
Wonderful . . . full of energy and art, at once funny and horrifying and heartbreaking. Washington Post
Powerful and political, with unforgettable characters and timeless themes, The World According to Garp is John Irvings breakout novel. The precursor of Irvings later protest novels, it is the story of Jenny, an unmarried nurse who becomes a single mom and a feminist leader, beloved but polarizingand of her son, Garp, less beloved but no less polarizing.
From the tragicomic tone of its first sentence to its mordantly funny last linewe are all terminal casesThe World According to Garp maintains a breakneck pace. The subject of sexual hatred and violenceof intolerance of sexual minorities, and sexual differencesruns through the book, as relevant now as ever. Available in more than forty countrieswith more than ten million copies in printGarp is a comedy with forebodings of doom.
Nothing in contemporary fiction matches it. The New Republic
Wonderful . . . full of energy and art, at once funny and horrifying and heartbreaking. Washington Post
Powerful and political, with unforgettable characters and timeless themes, The World According to Garp is John Irvings breakout novel. The precursor of Irvings later protest novels, it is the story of Jenny, an unmarried nurse who becomes a single mom and a feminist leader, beloved but polarizingand of her son, Garp, less beloved but no less polarizing.
From the tragicomic tone of its first sentence to its mordantly funny last linewe are all terminal casesThe World According to Garp maintains a breakneck pace. The subject of sexual hatred and violenceof intolerance of sexual minorities, and sexual differencesruns through the book, as relevant now as ever. Available in more than forty countrieswith more than ten million copies in printGarp is a comedy with forebodings of doom.
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