The World According to Garp
John Irving
New York Times bestseller -- 20th anniversary edition with a new afterword from the author -- "A wonderful novel, full of energy and art, at once funny and horrifying and heartbreaking."- The Washington PostThis 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 than thirty languages, in more than forty countries-- with more than ten million copies in print--this novel provides almost cheerful, even hilarious evidence of its famous last line: "In the world according to Garp, we are all terminal cases." Praise for 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 Binding Type: PaperbackAuthor: John IrvingPublisher: Ballantine BooksPublished: 11/03/1990ISBN: 9780345366764Pages: 624Weight: 0.64lbsSize: 7.04h x 4.28w x 1.08dAward: National Book Awards - WinnerReview Citations: New Yorker (The) 05/07/2012 pg. 75Entertainment Weekly 05/11/2012 pg. 73Entertainment Weekly 07/05/2013 pg. 98
Book Title
The World According to Garp
ISBN
9780345366764
New York Times bestseller -- 20th anniversary edition with a new afterword from the author -- "A wonderful novel, full of energy and art, at once funny and horrifying and heartbreaking."- The Washington Post
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 than thirty languages, in more than forty countries-- with more than ten million copies in print--this novel provides almost cheerful, even hilarious evidence of its famous last line: "In the world according to Garp, we are all terminal cases." Praise for 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
Binding Type: Paperback
Author: John Irving
Publisher: Ballantine Books
Published: 11/03/1990
ISBN: 9780345366764
Pages: 624
Weight: 0.64lbs
Size: 7.04h x 4.28w x 1.08d
Award: National Book Awards - Winner
Review Citations: New Yorker (The) 05/07/2012 pg. 75
Entertainment Weekly 05/11/2012 pg. 73
Entertainment Weekly 07/05/2013 pg. 98
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 than thirty languages, in more than forty countries-- with more than ten million copies in print--this novel provides almost cheerful, even hilarious evidence of its famous last line: "In the world according to Garp, we are all terminal cases." Praise for 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
Binding Type: Paperback
Author: John Irving
Publisher: Ballantine Books
Published: 11/03/1990
ISBN: 9780345366764
Pages: 624
Weight: 0.64lbs
Size: 7.04h x 4.28w x 1.08d
Award: National Book Awards - Winner
Review Citations: New Yorker (The) 05/07/2012 pg. 75
Entertainment Weekly 05/11/2012 pg. 73
Entertainment Weekly 07/05/2013 pg. 98
New York Times bestseller -- 20th anniversary edition with a new afterword from the author -- "A wonderful novel, full of energy and art, at once funny and horrifying and heartbreaking."- The Washington Post
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 than thirty languages, in more than forty countries-- with more than ten million copies in print--this novel provides almost cheerful, even hilarious evidence of its famous last line: "In the world according to Garp, we are all terminal cases." Praise for 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
Binding Type: Paperback
Author: John Irving
Publisher: Ballantine Books
Published: 11/03/1990
ISBN: 9780345366764
Pages: 624
Weight: 0.64lbs
Size: 7.04h x 4.28w x 1.08d
Award: National Book Awards - Winner
Review Citations: New Yorker (The) 05/07/2012 pg. 75
Entertainment Weekly 05/11/2012 pg. 73
Entertainment Weekly 07/05/2013 pg. 98
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 than thirty languages, in more than forty countries-- with more than ten million copies in print--this novel provides almost cheerful, even hilarious evidence of its famous last line: "In the world according to Garp, we are all terminal cases." Praise for 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
Binding Type: Paperback
Author: John Irving
Publisher: Ballantine Books
Published: 11/03/1990
ISBN: 9780345366764
Pages: 624
Weight: 0.64lbs
Size: 7.04h x 4.28w x 1.08d
Award: National Book Awards - Winner
Review Citations: New Yorker (The) 05/07/2012 pg. 75
Entertainment Weekly 05/11/2012 pg. 73
Entertainment Weekly 07/05/2013 pg. 98