| Description |
1 online resource (xi, 202 pages) : portrait |
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Critical companions to popular contemporary writers, 1082-4979 |
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Critical companions to popular contemporary writers. 1082-4979
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| Contents |
ch. 1. Life of John Irving -- ch. 2. John Irving's novels: an overview -- ch. 3. Setting free the bears (1968) -- ch. 4. Water-method man (1972) -- ch. 5. 158-pound marriage (1973) -- ch. 6. World according to Garp (1976) -- ch. 7. Hotel New Hampshire (181) -- ch. 8. Cider house rules (1985) -- ch. 9. Prayer for Owen Meany (1989) -- ch. 10. Son of the circus (1994) -- ch. 11. Widow for one year (1998) |
| Summary |
One of America's most noted contemporary novelists, John Irving has created a body of fiction of extraordinary range, moving with ease from romance to fairytale to thriller. Although his fiction follows in the tradition of the great 19th-century world novelists, he is a quintessential American writer - his novels are laced with broad humor, farce, and absurd situations. He does not hesitate to tackle the troubling issues that have faced our nation in the past few decades, such as war, racism, sexism, abortion, violence, and AIDS. This study offers a clear, accessible reading of Irving's fiction |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 187-195) and index |
| Notes |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on July 13, 2018) |
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digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve pda MiAaHDL |
| Subject |
Irving, John, 1942- -- Criticism and interpretation
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| SUBJECT |
Irving, John, 1942- fast |
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LITERARY CRITICISM -- American -- General.
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| Genre/Form |
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
0313007691 |
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9780313007699 |
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0313302227 |
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9780313302220 |
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