EAN: 9780593186879

THE WORLD ACCORDING TO GARP - JOHN IRVING KARTO...

Winner of the National Book Award Nothing in contemporary fiction matches it. The New Republic
Wonderful . . . full of energy and art  at once funny and horrifying and heartbreaking.
Washington Post Powerful and political  with unforgettable characters and timeless themes  The
World According to Garp is John Irving s breakout novel. The precursor of Irving s later
protest novels  it is the story of Jenny  an unmarried nurse who becomes a single mom and a
feminist leader  beloved but polarizing and of her son  Garp  less beloved but no less
polarizing. 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. The subject of
sexual hatred and violence of intolerance of sexual minorities  and sexual differences runs
through the book  as relevant now as ever. Available in more than forty countries with more
than ten million copies in print Garp is a comedy with forebodings of doom.

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