Nov 13, 2018 | 544 Pages
Nov 13, 2018 | 1255 Minutes
Praise for John Irving and The World According to Garp
“John Irving, it is abundantly clear, is a true artist.”—Los Angeles Times
“A brilliant panoply of current attitudes toward sex, marriage and parenthood, the feminist movement and—above all—the concept of delineated sexual roles…Irving’s characters will stay alive for years to come.”—Chicago Tribune
“A social tragi-comedy of such velocity that it reads rather like a domestic sequel to Catch-22.”—The Observer (London)
“A large talent announces itself on practically every page.”—The Book-of-the-Month Club News
