John Irving

Irving, John

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John Irving was born in Exeter, New Hampshire, in 1942. His first novel, Setting Free the Bears, was published in 1968, when he was twenty-six. He competed as a wrestler for twenty years, and coached wrestling until he was forty-seven. Mr. Irving has been nominated for a National Book Award three times—winning once, in 1980, for his novel The World According to Garp. He received an O. Henry Award in 1981 for his short story “Interior Space.” In 2000, Mr. Irving won the Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay for The Cider House Rules. In 2013, he won a Lambda Literary Award for his novel In One Person. An international writer—his novels have been translated into more than thirty-five languages—John Irving lives in Toronto. His all-time best-selling novel, in every language, is A Prayer for Owen Meany. ([source][1]) [1]: http://john-irving.com/john-irving-bio/

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Queen Esther
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Mussolini Also Did a Lot of Good
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World According to Garp
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The World According to Garp
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Avenue of Mysteries
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Straße der Wunder
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Avenida de los misterios
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Avenue of Mysteries
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Avenue of Mysteries
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The Hotel New Hampshire
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Avenue of Mysteries (Thorndike Press Large Print Basic)
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Avenue of mysteries
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Avenue of mysteries
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Un mariage poids moyen
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A Prayer for Owen Meany
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À moi seul bien des personnages
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Prayer for Owen Meany, A
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Principes De Maine, Reyes De Nueva Inglaterra
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La ultima noche en twisted river
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In One Person
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Personas como yo
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Libertad para los osos
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El Mundo Según Garp
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Personas como yo
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