The world according to Garp : a novel
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Published
[New York] : Dutton, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC, [2018].
ISBN
9781524744793, 1524744794
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Location | Call Number | Status |
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Carol Stream Public Library - Adult Fiction | F/IRVING J | On Shelf |
Flossmoor Public Library - Stacks | FIC IRV | On Shelf |
Oak Park Public Library Main Branch - 2nd Floor | FICTION IRVING | Checked out |
Thomas Ford Memorial Library - Stacks | FIC IRVING | On Shelf |
Thomas Ford Memorial Library - Stacks | FIC IRVING | On Shelf |
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Published
[New York] : Dutton, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC, [2018].
Format
Book
Physical Desc
xvii, 526 pages ; 25 cm
Language
English
ISBN
9781524744793, 1524744794
Accelerated Reader
UG
Level 6.7, 33 Points
Level 6.7, 33 Points
Notes
General Note
Subtitle from cover.
General Note
"With a new introduction by the author."--Cover.
Description
The bestselling coming-of-age classic novel by John Irving-now in a limited 40th anniversary edition with a new introduction by the author. The opening sentence of John Irving's breakout novel, The World According to Garp, signals the start of sexual violence, which becomes increasingly political. "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. Her son, Garp, is 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-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. 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.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Irving, J. (2018). The world according to Garp: a novel (40th anniversary edition.). Dutton, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Irving, John, 1942-. 2018. The World According to Garp: A Novel. Dutton, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Irving, John, 1942-. The World According to Garp: A Novel Dutton, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC, 2018.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Irving, John. The World According to Garp: A Novel 40th anniversary edition., Dutton, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC, 2018.
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