John Irving
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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.
Books
A sound like someone trying not to make a sound
When Tom is awakened by the sound of a "monster," he tells his father what he thinks he heard.
Mozart's Piano Concertos
Mozart's Piano Concertos is a collaboration by twenty of today's prominent musical thinkers. Generously illustrated with facsimiles, tables, and more than one hundred musical examples, it substantially advances our understanding of Mozart's wonderful works. Its exceptional scope - addressing everything from textual problems (what notes should be played?) to questions of form (the striking identification of the concerto's first movement with the aria) to performance practice (how can we make the music sound more nearly as Mozart heard it?) - will make it invaluable to anyone who loves Mozart's piano concertos.
A son of the circus
A Hindi film star . . . an American missionary . . . twins separated at birth . . . a dwarf chauffeur . . . a serial killer . . . all are on a collision course. In the tradition of A Prayer for Owen Meany, Irving's characters transcend nationality. They are misfits--coming from everywhere, belonging nowhere. Set almost entirely in India, this is John Irving's most ambitious novel and a major publishing event.From the Hardcover edition.
Trying to save Piggy Sneed
Trying to Save Piggy Sneed contains a dozen short works by John Irving, beginning with three memoirs - two of which (including an account of Mr. Irving's dinner with President Reagan at the White House) are new to American readers. The newest and longest of the memoirs, "The Imaginary Girlfriend," is the core of this collection. The middle section of the book is fiction. In 28 years, John Irving has written eight novels - but only a half-dozen short stories that he considers "finished"; they are all published here. In the third and final section are three essays of appreciation: one on Gunter Grass, two on Charles Dickens. To each of the 12 pieces, which cover 30 years of writing, Mr. Irving has contributed his Author's Notes.
The Hotel New Hampshire
The Hotel New Hampshire follows the Berry family across two continents and through three hotels. Family members attract friends who substitute lust, violence, laughter and tears for the standard bourgeois components.
Setting Free the Bears (Black Swan)
Irving’s debut novel, this is set in 1960s Austria and focuses on two anarchic young Austrians on a motorcycle tour of the country whose stated aim is to free the animals from Vienna Zoo.
W jednej osobie
Czym jest "normalność"? Czy umiemy dać odpowiedź na to pytanie? I czy warto? Billy Abbott, narrator i główny bohater powieści, nie zaprząta sobie tym głowy. "W jednej osobie" to intymny portret pisarza biseksualisty, który wbrew utartej konwencji woli podążać wybraną drogą. To rzecz o pożądaniu, tajemnicy i poszukiwaniu własnego "ja", z łyżką dziegciu alienacji, niespełnionej miłości i bólu dojrzewania, kiedy jest się "innym."
Dernière nuit à Twisted River
1954, au nord du New Hampshire, à Twisted River, pays sauvage des bûcherons et des flotteurs de bois, les draveurs, Dominic Baciagalupo, 30 ans, veuf et père de Danny, 11 ans, travaille comme cuisinier avec, pour garde du corps Ketchum, l'ogre anarchiste au grand coeur, l'ami de toute une vie. Suite à la mort malencontreuse de Jane, sa maîtresse, causée par Danny qui l'a prise pour un ours, père et fils fuient le courroux revanchard du shérif Carl, "l'officiel" de la dame. Première étape, Boston, où Dominic cuisine dans un restaurant italien, où Danny rêve de devenir écrivain. De nouveau inquiétés par le shérif, les Baciagalupo se bâtissent une nouvelle vie dans le Vermont : après avoir tâté de la gastronomie chinoise, Dominic se lance à son compte avec succès, et Danny devient un écrivain célèbre. Ultime étape : Toronto. Mais on n'échappe pas à la rage vengeresse du shérif ! »--
The Cider House Rules
This is the official screenplay of the book THE CIDER HOUSE RULES