![]() ![]() |a Eccentrics and eccentricities |v Fiction. |a The world according to Garp / |c a novel by John Irving. 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. Written in the style of a biography, it chronicles the quirky life and times of author. The book was also a finalist for the National Book Awards for Fiction in 1979 and its first paperback edition won the Award the following year. Her son, Garp, is less beloved, but no less polarizing. John Irving ’s fourth novel, published in 1978, The World According to Garp was a bestseller for several years. "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. We are thankful for their contributions and encourage you to make your own. The opening sentence of John Irving's breakout novel, The World According to Garp, signals the start of sexual violence, which becomes increasingly political. The World According to Garp Themes by John Irving The World According to Garp Themes These notes were contributed by members of the GradeSaver community. ![]() The bestselling coming-of-age classic novel by John Irving-now in a limited 40th anniversary edition with a new introduction by the author. Garp, the bastard son of Jenny Fields-a feminist leader ahead of her times. ![]()
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