John Irving

John Winslow Irving (born John Wallace Blunt Jr.; March 2, 1942) is an American-Canadian novelist and screenwriter. Irving achieved critical and popular acclaim after the international success of The World According to Garp in 1978. Many of Irving's novels, including The Cider House Rules (1985), A Prayer for Owen Meany (1989), and A Widow for One Year (1998), have been bestsellers. He won the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay in the 72nd Academy Awards (1999) for his script of The Cider House Rules.Five of his novels have been adapted into films (Garp, Hotel, Meany, Cider, Widow). Several of Irving's books (Garp, Meany, Widow) and short stories have been set in and around Phillips Exeter Academy in the town of Exeter, New Hampshire.

Books by John Irving

John Irving: The Cider House Rules (Paperback, 2000, Thorndike Press)

The Cider House Rules

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John Irving: Le monde selon Garp (French language, 1981) No rating

Le monde selon Garp

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John Irving: A Son of the Circus (Hardcover, 1995, Random House) No rating

A Son of the Circus

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John Irving: In One Person (2012)

In One Person

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John Irving: A Prayer for Owen Meany (Paperback, 2001, Ballantine Books) No rating

A Prayer for Owen Meany

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John Irving: Zirkuskind (German language, 1998) No rating

Zirkuskind

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John Irving: The fourth hand (2001) No rating

The fourth hand

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John Irving: Trying to save Piggy Sneed (1996, Arcade Pub., Arcade Publishing) No rating

Trying to save Piggy Sneed

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John Irving: The World According to Garp (Hardcover, 1999, Ballantine Books) No rating

The World According to Garp

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John Irving: A Son of the Circus (Paperback, 1999, Ballantine Books) No rating

A Son of the Circus

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