![]() In more than thirty languages, in more than forty countries-with more than ten million copies in print-Garp is the precursor of John Irving's later protest novels. ![]() The subject of sexual hatred-of intolerance of sexual minorities and differences-runs the gamut of "lunacy and sorrow." Winner of the National Book Award, Garp is a comedy with forebodings of doom. From the tragicomic tone of its first sentence to its mordantly funny last line-"we are all terminal cases"-The World According to Garp maintains a breakneck pace. Her son, Garp, is less beloved, but no less polarizing. ![]() "Garp's mother, Jenny Fields, was arrested in Boston in 1942 for wounding a man in a movie theater." Jenny is an unmarried nurse she becomes a single mom and a feminist leader, beloved but polarizing. He is a Populist, determined to keep alive the Dickensian tradition that revels in colorful set pieces.and teaches moral lessons."-The New York Times The opening sentence of John Irving's breakout novel, The World According to Garp, signals the start of sexual violence, which becomes increasingly political. Washington PostPowerful and political, with unforgettable characters and timeless themes, The World According to Garp is John Irving’s breakout novel. ![]() full of energy and art, at once funny and horrifying and heartbreaking. The bestselling coming-of-age classic novel by John Irving-now in a limited 40th anniversary edition with a new introduction by the author. Winner of the National Book AwardNothing in contemporary fiction matches it. ![]()
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