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The World According to Garp

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4 out of 5
Based on 231,154 Ratings and 7,258 Reviews

Book Description
This is the life and times of T. S. Garp, the bastard son of Jenny Fields--a feminist leader ahead of her times. This is 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. In more ... More
Book Information
PublisherVictor Gollancz
BindingHardcover (67 editions)
Reading LevelUncategorized
# of Pages448
ISBN-100575025344
ISBN-13978-0575025349
Publication Date/1978
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About John Irving (Author) : John Irving is a published author of children's books and young adult books. Some of the published credits of John Irving include The Cider House Rules (Unabridged), The World According to Garp (Unabr... more
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5/17/2008 Dorman Shindler said: Although Irving has equaled -- and in some ways surpassed -- the accomplishment of this novel, it will always be one of my favorite 20th Century novels, and one of three books which helped inspire me to take up writing.
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