| Description |
1 online resource (xi, 202 pages) : portrait. |
| Series |
Critical companions to popular contemporary writers, 1082-4979 |
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Critical companions to popular contemporary writers. 1082-4979
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 187-195) and index. |
| Contents |
chapter 1. Life of John Irving -- chapter 2. John Irving's novels: an overview -- chapter 3. Setting free the bears (1968) -- chapter 4. Water-method man (1972) -- chapter 5. 158-pound marriage (1973) -- chapter 6. World according to Garp (1976) -- chapter 7. Hotel New Hampshire (181) -- chapter 8. Cider house rules (1985) -- chapter 9. Prayer for Owen Meany (1989) -- chapter 10. Son of the circus (1994) -- chapter 11. Widow for one year (1998). |
| Note |
Print version record. |
| Access |
Use copy Restrictions unspecified star MiAaHDL |
| 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. |
| Reproduction |
Electronic reproduction. [S.l.] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2010. MiAaHDL |
| System Details |
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 |
| Processing Action |
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| Subject |
Irving, John, 1942- -- Criticism and interpretation.
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Irving, John, 1942- (OCoLC)fst00046133
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LITERARY CRITICISM -- American -- General.
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| Genre/Form |
Criticism, interpretation, etc. (OCoLC)fst01411635
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Campbell, Josie P. John Irving. Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 1998 0313302227 (DLC) 98009349 (OCoLC)38199666 |
| ISBN |
0313007691 (electronic bk.) |
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9780313007699 (electronic bk.) |
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