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The World According to Garp by John Irving | |
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| Name: |
John Irving | | Variant Name: |
John Winslow Blunt, Jr. | | Birth Date: |
March 1, 1942 | | Place of Birth: |
Exeter, New Hampshire, United States | | Nationality: |
American | | Gender: |
Male | | Occupations: |
writer |
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 Biography of John (Winslow) Irving
9025 words, approx. 30.1 pages
 John Irving enjoys a rare and prominent place among contemporary American writers not only for having published a string of best-sellers but also for having received accolades from critics in the popular and academic press alike. His status has been assu... summary from source:
Biography of John (Winslow) Irving
6305 words, approx. 21 pages
John Irving was born in Exeter, Massachusetts, the son of F. N. and Frances Winslow Irving. His father was a teacher of Russian history at Exeter Academy, the prep school which Irving attended during his adolescence. There he acquired his lifelong intere... summary from source:
 Biography of John Irving
2045 words, approx. 6.8 pages
One of a few modern best-selling writers who also has literary stature, John Irving (born 1942) rose to prominence in 1979 with his fourth novel, The World According to Garp. His novels have combined 19th century traditions with modern-day melodrama, sex...
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 The World According to Garp Information
735 words, approx. 3 pages
 The World According to Garp is John Irving's fourth novel. Published in 1978, the book was a bestseller for years. A movie adaptation starring Robin Williams was released in...
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4/12/2007: 735 words, approx. 3 pagesLike his friend Joseph Heller, Kurt Vonnegut was a hero to baby boomers _ though he was raised in an earlier time. The president he mourned was Franklin Delano Roosevelt, not John F. Kennedy. His war was World War II, not Vietnam.Nearly 40 when the...
Literary Criticism
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 Critical Essay by Carol C. Harter and James R. Thompson
12,038 words, approx. 40 pages
In the following essay, Harter and Thompson discuss Irving's use of narrative technique and point of view in The World according to Garp, concluding that the novel effectively integrates a comic-tragic worldview within a traditional family saga.
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Critical Essay by Gabriel Miller
11,521 words, approx. 38 pages
In the following essay, Miller offers a critical analysis of The World according to Garp in regards to the development of Irving's writing style throughout the novel and throughout his career.
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Critical Essay by Debra Shostak
10,024 words, approx. 33 pages
In the following essay, Shostak analyses how Irving's body of work—particularly The World according to Garp—displays his tragic-comic vision, narrative technique, fictional form, and recurring motifs.
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 Essay Grade: 88%John Irving's Need for an End of Silence
3,080 words, approx. 10 pages
According to Irving's novels, The World According to Garp and The Hotel New Hampshire, women have to overcome the silence and achieve and strong voice in order for them to gain the satisfaction of overcoming a world where women are victims of sexual violence. Irving emphasizes through his novels that those who already have a strong voice do not become victims of sexual violence.
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Essay Grade: 96%
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The World According to Garp by John Irving | |
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